The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Race Quotes

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Quote #10

"We all black and white and everything else—this isn't a race thing. There's two sides to the story, and that's what we want to bring out. Nothing about my mother is truth if it's about wantin to fry the researchers. It's not about punish the doctors or slander the hospital. I don't want that." (250)

Deborah's attitude is really generous and classy, considering the situation. She's trying to rise above racial politics and money. She knows that if revenge is her motive, it dishonors her mother's memory.