I once heard an elder say that the dead who.... : Quote by Edwidge Danticat

“ I once heard an elder say that the dead who have no use for their words leave them as part of their children's inheritance. Proverbs, teeth suckings, obscenities, even grunts and moans once inserted in special places during conversations, all are passed along to the next heir. ”

Edwidge Danticat
  • From : The Farming of Bones
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