Julie Otsuka Quotes
The Ads In The Papers All Said 'help Wanted, Will Train,' But Wherever She Went She Was Turned Down. "The Position's Just Been Filled," She Was Told Again And Again. Or, "We Wouldn't Want To Upset The Other Employees." At The Department Store Where She Had Once Bought All Her Hats And Silk Stockings They Would Not Hire Her As A Cashier Because They Were Afraid Of Offending The Customers. Instead They Offered Her Work Adding Up Sales Slips In A Small Dark Room In The Back Where No One Could See Her But She Politely Declined.
"I Was Afraid I'd Ruin My Eyes Back There," She Told Us. "I Was Afraid I Might Accidentally Remember Who I Was And ... Offend Myself.
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