They say the Lord gives and the Lord takes away. I have nev… - Edwidge Danticat

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They say the Lord gives and the Lord takes away. I have never been given very much. What was there to take away? ("Children of the Sea")

Edwidge Danticat

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Edwidge Danticat (born January 19, 1969) is a Haitian-American novelist and short story writer.

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They say the Lord gives and the Lord takes away. I have never been given very much. What was there to take away? ("Children of the Sea") - Edwidge Danticat

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