"Beloved" Quotes
Sethe, a former slave, is haunted by the memories of her past and the ghost of her baby daughter in this powerful exploration of the impact of slavery on individuals and families.
fiction | 294 pages | Published in 1987
Quotes
Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined.
Something that is loved is never lost.
It's a bad word, 'beloved.'
You are your best thing.
All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.
And the danger is in what a woman is. What a woman gives is always a big part of who she is. So when a woman gives herself, she must be giving her whole self.
Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
If you go there you can live. If you go back you can make it. You survive.
Everybody knew what she was called, but nobody anywhere knew her name. Disremembered and unaccounted for, she cannot be lost because no one is looking for her, and even if they were, how can they call her if they don't know her name?
