Famous quotes containing the words dead and/or roots:
“There’s a moment when all would go smooth and even,
If only the dead could find out when
To come back, and be forgiven.”
—“Owen” “Meredith” (1831–1891)
“You know, honey, us colored folks is branches without roots and that makes things come round in queer ways.”
—Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)