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Bordeaux Mathias Nathanial “Bordy” Clarke
Cecelia is Maxine’s older sister. Although the two are close in age, as children they are not especially close, and Cecelia often teases Maxine. However, the two participate in many extracurriculars together growing up. Maxine often envies Cecelia for her appearance and athletic ability, with Cecelia being much better at gymnastics and running than her younger sister. When Cecelia gets older, she begins to participate in modelling competitions (much to Bordeaux’s disapproval) and performs extremely well, inspiring Maxine and helping her internalize that Black women are beautiful in their own right.
Cecelia Clarke Quotes in The Hate Race
The The Hate Race quotes below are all either spoken by Cecelia Clarke or refer to Cecelia Clarke. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 13
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It was a don’t-say-a-word look. A turn-back-around-and-let’s-just-get-through-this look, at once empathetic and reprimanding. I understood. These are the cues we learn to read: the subtle gaps and shrugs and glances. The bullied know body language like bulls know red flags. To the bullied, reading body language is like having a compass: it keeps us from stumbling through dark forests, falling down cliff drops, slipping beneath fatal rapids.
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Chapter 14
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‘I’m not a runner, sir. I mean, I don’t like running that much.’
Spencer looked at me, perplexed.
‘Your sister,’ he said, ‘she’s going to be a champion, Clarkey. Runs like the wind. It’s in the blood. You folks are built for it!’
Chapter 23
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Cecelia was a spunky black-magic pixie, sparkling and vibrant. Her hair was cornrow braided flat to her head with the long ends hanging down her back. She was beautiful, my sister. Breathtaking. Not despite her blackness, but inextricably entwined with it.
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Cecelia Clarke Quotes in The Hate Race
The The Hate Race quotes below are all either spoken by Cecelia Clarke or refer to Cecelia Clarke. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 13
Quotes
It was a don’t-say-a-word look. A turn-back-around-and-let’s-just-get-through-this look, at once empathetic and reprimanding. I understood. These are the cues we learn to read: the subtle gaps and shrugs and glances. The bullied know body language like bulls know red flags. To the bullied, reading body language is like having a compass: it keeps us from stumbling through dark forests, falling down cliff drops, slipping beneath fatal rapids.
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Chapter 14
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‘I’m not a runner, sir. I mean, I don’t like running that much.’
Spencer looked at me, perplexed.
‘Your sister,’ he said, ‘she’s going to be a champion, Clarkey. Runs like the wind. It’s in the blood. You folks are built for it!’
Chapter 23
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Cecelia was a spunky black-magic pixie, sparkling and vibrant. Her hair was cornrow braided flat to her head with the long ends hanging down her back. She was beautiful, my sister. Breathtaking. Not despite her blackness, but inextricably entwined with it.
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