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“When I was very little my mother said I used to draw in the air with my fingers. I needed a pencil. Once I could hold one, I have drawn every day since.”

Littles Said Used Mother Air Needed Draws Fingers Pencils

Author:Oscar Niemeyer

“"You sound as if you question the authority and the decision of the Oracle, who said he should die." "I do not. Why should I? But the Oracle did not ask me to carry out its decision." [...] "The Earth cannot punish me for obeying her mesenger," Okonkwo said. "A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which its mother puts into its palm."”

Ifs Should Children Said Earth Mother Dies Asks Sound Decision Pieces Authority Hot Fingers Ask Me Should I Palms Obeying Oracles Things Fall Apart Okonkwo Yams Okonkwo

Author:Chinua Achebe

“Consider, children ... the pain of touching the tip of your finger to your mother's stove, even for a fraction of a second. That is an experience which most of you have suffered. Now try to imagine that pain, not simply on a fingertip but spread over the whole surface of your body, and not for a mere second, but everlastingly. That, children, is hellfire.”

Trying Children Whole Body Pain Mother Hell Imagine Mere Fingers Spread Surface Your Body Touching Imagine That Fractions Fingertips Stoves

Book:The Rector of Justin

Source: The Rector of Justin

“Little brothers ring fingers get cut up to show mothers they really got em.”

Littles Shows Mother Cutting Brother Fingers Rings Ems Little Brother

Author:Jay-Z