“He adds, wistfully, "I don't suppose you have syphilis, do you?" "No." "Pity. There's a study starting in Alabama that would have paid for all your medical care if you did. Although you'd have to be a Negro." "I'm not that, either." "Too bad." The doctor shrugs.”
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Lauren Beukes is a South African novelist known for her science fiction and thriller novels. Born on June 5, 1976, she graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Beukes' works often explore social and political issues, blending science fiction elements. Her first novel, 'Moby Dick', won the 2008 John Miles Award. more
“If you're looking for sympathy, you'll find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary”
“In the South of Spain, one could look to vice as quickly as to virtue for a sense of tradition.”
“Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right.”