“When my babe was born, they said it was premature. It weighed only fou...” — Harriet Ann Jacobs Quote

“When my babe was born, they said it was premature. It weighed only four pounds; but God let it live.”

“I would rather drudge out my life on a cotton plantation, till the grave opened to give me rest, than to live with an unprincipled master and a jealous mistress.”

“There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment.”

“'Babe' takes place on a small farm and is all about the piglet's interaction with the animals around it. 'Adhugo' is more about the piglet and its interactions with humans.”

“When they told me my new-born babe was a girl, my heart was heavier than it had ever been before. Slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women.”

“As a child that is born into the world requires nourishment, so also the Christ that is born within is a babe and requires to be nourished to the full stature of manhood.”