“Everybody knew what she was called, but nobody anywhere knew her name. Disremembered and unaccounted for, she cannot be lost because no one is looking for her, and even if they were, how can they call her if they don't know her name? Although she has claim, she is not claimed.”

—  Toni Morrison , book Beloved

Source: Beloved (1987), Ch. 28

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American writer 1931–2019

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