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Mudbound
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"Mudbound" Quotes

Racial tensions and family secrets collide on a Mississippi farm in the aftermath of World War II.

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But the land is still there, beneath the mud, with its dark, rich soil, its deep roots, its vast potential for growth.

Hillary Jordan

perseverancehoperesilience

Hate is a thing, a feeling, that you can touch and hold, like love. Love is a word, a thought, a dream, but hate is a thing.

Hillary Jordan

hateemotion

Fear was something I could touch. It was as real and solid as the earth.

Hillary Jordan

fearreality

You can't eat hate. It won't fill you up, won't keep you warm on a cold night.

Hillary Jordan

hatesurvival

The love of the land is in my blood, like the blood of a slave, and I long to return to it.

Hillary Jordan

loveconnection to land

He was mule-headed, slow to anger and slower still to forgive, but he was as dependable as the changing of the seasons.

Hillary Jordan

reliabilitytemperament

Reckon I've got a right to be angry sometimes. We all do.

Hillary Jordan

angerjustification

Some things you can't change, no matter how much you want them to be different.

Hillary Jordan

acceptancefate

She had a way of looking at you that made you feel like you were the only person in the world.

Hillary Jordan

affectionconnection

Some people are like kudzu, they just take over and choke out everything in their path.

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influencedominance