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Janet Campbell Hale is an American writer born on January 11, 1946. Her works span various literary genres, including novels, poetry, and drama. Hale is known for her unique narrative style and profound insights into human nature.

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Famous Janet Campbell Hale Quotes

“Not poor? How can you sit there and say that with a straight face? Why I remember your momma told my momma once that your daddy got drunk and spent his paycheck and you had to pick up beer bottles alongside the road for lunch money and you had holes in the bottoms of your shoes. You had to line them with newspapers. If that ain’t poor, I sure don’t know what is.”

Poverty Drunk Alcoholism

Book:The Jailing of Cecelia Capture

Source: The Jailing of Cecelia Capture

“She had been the daughter of a half-insane, mean old woman and an ineffective alcoholic father, and she had grown up poor and unwanted. She had been an unmarried welfare mother and finally become a drunk herself.”

Poverty Alcoholism

Book:The Jailing of Cecelia Capture

Source: The Jailing of Cecelia Capture

“If Irish or Italian culture dies in America it really isn't that big a deal. They will still exist in Italy and Ireland. Not so with us. There is no other place. North America is our old country.”

Ifs Stills Country Bigs America Dies Culture Deals Italian Ireland North America Italian Culture

Book:Bloodlines: Odyssey of a Native Daughter

Source: Bloodlines: Odyssey of a Native Daughter

“She was not able to return to the beginning, of course, and remake her life more to her liking, but now she was free to go on with the life she did have.”

Able Courses Goes On Return Remakes

Book:The Jailing of Cecelia Capture

Source: The Jailing of Cecelia Capture

“If you were going to compete successfully in a white man's world, you had to learn to play the white man's game. It was not enough that an Indian be as good as; an Indian had to be better than.”

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Book:The Jailing of Cecelia Capture

Source: The Jailing of Cecelia Capture

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Born: January 11, 1946
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 5

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The Jailing of Cecelia CaptureRelated source material

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