She already got the blue dress on I ironed this morning, the one with sixty-five pleats on the waist, so tiny I got to squint through my glasses to iron. I donโt hate much in life, but me and that dress is not on good terms.
Kathryn StockettI started writing it the day after Sept. 11. I was living in New York City. We didnt have any phone service and we didnt have any mail. Like a lot of writers do, I started to write in a voice that I missed.
Kathryn StockettThe day your child says she hates you, and every child will go through the phase, it kicks like a foot in the stomach.
Kathryn StockettRule Number One for working for a white lady, Minny: it is nobodyโs business. You keep your nose out of your White Ladyโs problems, you donโt go crying to her with yoursโyou canโt pay the light bill? Your feet are too sore? Remember one thing: white people are not your friends. They donโt want to hear about it. And when Miss White Lady catches her man with the lady next door, you keep out of it, you hear me?
Kathryn Stockett