“I cannot say, with truth, that the news of my old master's death softened my feelings towards him. There are wrongs which even the grave does not bury. The man was odious to me while he lived, and his memory is odious now.” DeathEvilForgivenessSlaveryAfrican AmericansBlacksSlavesSlaveholdersWrongs Book:Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Source: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
“Hot weather brings out snakes and slaveholders, and I like one class of the venomous creatures as little as I do the other. What a comfort it is, to be free to say so!” FreedomSlaveryAfrican AmericansBlacksSlavesSlaveholders Book:Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Source: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
“I reminded him that he had just joined the church. "Yes, Linda," said he. "It was proper for me to do so. I am getting in years, and my position in society requires it, and it puts an end to all the damned slang. You would do well to join the church, too, Linda." "There are sinners enough in it already," rejoined I.” ReligionChurchSlaveryAfrican AmericansBlacksSlavesSlaveholders Book:Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Source: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl