I could tell Hugo was convinced that he would get to walk back up these stairs: after all, he was a civilized person. These were all civilized people. Hugo really couldn't imagine that anything irreparable could happen to him, because he was a middle-class white American with a college education, as were all the people on the stairs with us. I had no such conviction. I was not a wholly civilized person.
Charlaine HarrisAbout author
- Author's profession: Author, Writer
- Nationality: american
- Born: November 25, 1951
Related Authors
Topics
Quotes currently Trending
![George R. R. Martin quote: "The best lies contain within them nuggets of truth, enough to..."](/pic/303857/600x316/quotation-george-r-r-martin-the-best-lies-contain-within-them-nuggets-of.jpg)
![Wallace Stegner quote: "He looks into his Dixie cup and looks back up as if surprised..."](/pic/373902/600x316/quotation-wallace-stegner-he-looks-into-his-dixie-cup-and-looks-back-up.jpg)
![Andrew Wyeth quote: "If you clean it up, get analytical, all the subtle joy and..."](/pic/171793/600x316/quotation-andrew-wyeth-if-you-clean-it-up-get-analytical-all-the-subtle.jpg)
![Linda Evangelista quote: "I love, love, love fashion so much. That's why I became a..."](/pic/197729/600x316/quotation-linda-evangelista-i-love-love-love-fashion-so-much-thats.jpg)