“Growing up in Jamaica, the Pentecostal church wasn't that fiery thing you might think. It was very British, very proper. Hymns. No dancing. Very quiet. Very fundamental.” ThinkingMightChurchGrowing UpGrowingQuietFundamentalsDancingBritishHymnsFieryJamaicaPentecostal Author:Grace Jones
“I have this idea of myself as this quiet, observant, thoughtful child, which my parents roundly contradict. They claim that I was loud and bossy and dancing all the time.” ChildrenIdeasParentQuietClaimsDancingLoudThoughtfulObservantBossy Author:Carrie Coon
“We got quiet. The garden was combing her hair and putting on earrings. The house was full of dancing creatures, not male and female but both, two lovers in one body. The books downstairs were reciting their poetry to each other, rubbing together, whispering through the leather covers. Wine was flowing through the water pipes. You had caught my leaping heart in your hand like a fish.” HeartTwoBookBodyHandsTogetherHouseWaterHairLoversQuietCreaturesFemaleGardenWineDancingMalesCaughtFishesPipeLeatherWhisperingEarringsRecitingTwo Lovers Author:Francesca Lia Block