How was this never required reading?!?! While there are a few references here and there that may feel slightly dated, the essence of the novel is still relevant... Having all the feels right now.
"She carried his lust around like a magic coin in her pocket that she could spend when she decided she was ready."
"The robbery of time is not measured in lifespans but in moments. It is the last bottle of wine that you have just uncorked but do not have time to drink. It is the kiss that you do not have time to share, before she walks out of your life."
"And she was the kind of black girl who'd been told as a child that she had better be smart because her looks wouldn't save her, and then told as a young woman that she was really pretty for a dark-skinned girl."
