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The poor don't rest nor are they permitted the pleasure of relaxation.
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I adore my black skin and my kinky hair. The Negro hair is more educated than the white man's hair. Because with Negro hair, where you put it, it stays. It's obedient.... If reincarnation exists I want to come back black.
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Carolina Maria de Jesus
Born:
March 14, 1914
Died:
February 13, 1977
(aged 62)
Bio:
Carolina Maria de Jesus was a Brazilian writer who lived most of her life in a favela of São Paulo, Brazil.
Known for:
Child of the Dark (1960)
Diario de Bitita
Quarto de despejo (1962)
Bitita's diary
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