I learned to read from Mrs. Augusta Baker, the children's librarian.... If that was the only good deed that lady ever did in her life, may she rest in peace. Because that deed saved my life, if not sooner, then later, when sometimes the only thing I had to hold on to was knowing I could read.


Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (1982)

Audre Lorde Quotes

I learned to read from Mrs. Augusta Baker, the children's librarian.... If that was the only good deed that lady ever did in her life, may she rest...

I learned to read from Mrs. Augusta Baker, the children's librarian.... If that was the only good deed that lady ever did in her life, may she rest...

I learned to read from Mrs. Augusta Baker, the children's librarian.... If that was the only good deed that lady ever did in her life, may she rest...

I learned to read from Mrs. Augusta Baker, the children's librarian.... If that was the only good deed that lady ever did in her life, may she rest...