Esi Edugyan

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Folks think a lifetime is a thing stretched out over years. It ain't. It can happen quick as a match in a dark room.
- Esi Edugyan
Collection: Dark
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To me, chocolate was the sole reason we on this earth.
- Esi Edugyan
Collection: Chocolate
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I guess mercy is a muscle like any other. You got to exercise it, or it just cramp right up.
- Esi Edugyan
Collection: Exercise
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It's early yet. It's always early, while you still alive.
- Esi Edugyan
Collection: Alive
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Ain't no glory made from being dependable.
- Esi Edugyan
Collection: Glory
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What is luck but something made to run out.
- Esi Edugyan
Collection: Running
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It's like that, I guess, when the past come to collect what you owe.
- Esi Edugyan
Collection: Past
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Ain't no man can outrun his fate.
- Esi Edugyan
Collection: Fate
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The kid come in at a strange angle, made the notes glitter like crystal.
- Esi Edugyan
Collection: Kids
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Canada kills any conversation quick, I learned long ago. It's a little trick of mine.
- Esi Edugyan
Collection: Long Ago
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Of all the excellent copyedits I've received over the years, Marie-Lynn Hammond's was by far the best. Her work on Half Blood Blues was incredibly sensitive and astute.
- Esi Edugyan
Collection: Blood