Tic, you have to be smarter than this. You just can't go around killing white women.

Christina [to Tic]

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• Added: August 30, 2020

I've got to face this new world head on and stake my claim in it.

Leti [to Tic]

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And I died too. And honestly, since I've been back, I've felt like a ghost, like something's missing. And I keep grasping at everything trying to avoid it.

Leti [to Tic]

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Tic: What's all this?
Leti: The house is haunted.
Tic: Walk me through it.

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Ruby: You looked down on Momma but you're worse.
Leti: What's that supposed to mean?
Ruby: At least Momma didn't pretend to be anything but selfish.

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Leti: You'll miss one hell of a housewarming party. Everybody on the South Side's gonna be here.
Tic: That'll be fun for your neighbors.

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You want to tell folks that wizards exist, that white folks have magic on their side too?

Montrose [to Tic]

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We could have used that stranger up in Ardham.

Tic [to Montrose]

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Leti: I'm going to turn it into a boardinghouse, make it a safe haven for colored folks in need.
Ruby: Safe? Just last year across town, there was almost a riot because a Negro couple moved into an all-white building.
Leti: There's strength in numbers.

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