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Novelist

Marita Golden is an accomplished American novelist renowned for her exploration of the African American experience in her works. Born on April 28, 1950, she has made a significant mark in the literary world with her compelling narratives and insightful character portrayals.

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“My mother used to do all the things that were important to her after midnight. ... Sometimes I'd sneak downstairs and see her knitting, or reading, or writing letters. I'd think of her as a thief, stealing the tail end of the day, the hours nobody else wanted or used.”

Thinking Writing Important Ends Sometimes Wanted Used Mother Reading Hours Letters Stealing The End Of The Day Thieves Tails Midnight Sneak Knitting Reading Or Writing

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“I quickly learned that motherhood was a high wire act sometimes performed without a net.”

Sometimes Motherhood Wire

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“We black women must forgive black men for not protecting us against slavery, racism, white men, our confusion, their doubts. And black men must forgive black women for our own sometimes dubious choices, divided loyalties, and lack of belief in their possibilities. Only when our sons and our daughters know that forgiveness is real, existent, and that those who love them practice it, can they form bonds as men and women that really can save and change our community.”

Source: Saving Our Sons

About the Author

Born: April 28, 1950
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 15

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Books & Sources

Migrations of the Heart: An AutobiographyRelated source material

Migrations of the HeartRelated source material

And Do Remember MeRelated source material

Saving Our SonsRelated source material

Skin Deep: Black Women & White Women Write About RaceRelated source material

The Word: Black Writers Talk About the Transformative Power of Reading and WritingRelated source material

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