“Ah done growed ten feet higher from jus’ listenin’ tuh you, Janie. Ah ain’t satisfied with mahself no mo’. Ah means tuh make Sam take me fishin’ wid him after this.”

Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston - “Ah done growed ten feet higher...” 1

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