The Red Kimono tells it all—the bitterness and pain as well as the joy, pride and patriotism of … - Sandra Dallas

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There is not a single celebrated Southern name in any of the departments of human industry except those of war, assassination, lynching, murder, the duel, repudiation, & massacre.

Sandra Dallas

The Red Kimono tells it all—the bitterness and pain as well as the joy, pride and patriotism of a people too resilient to be beaten by racism.

Pain, Pride, Racism, Kimono, Patriotism

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When it's raining pudding, hold up your bowl.

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You know what a storyteller is, don't you? It's a person that has a good memory who hopes other people don't.

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It was marrying that made women appreciate other women.

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After all, a woman didn't leave much behind in the world to show she'd been there. Even the children she bore and raised got their father's name. But her quilts, now that was something she could pass on.

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The thing I'm writing now, I have various characters, and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, this couple dies. And they have a daughter. . . . I thought, 'OK, we have to do something with the daughter'. . . then I realized she's not really their daughter. She has her own story. And she's become the most interesting character. She was this throwaway character that I didn't even conceive of before I started writing her into it, and now she's become very important in this book.

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