Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan

"I expected the stories to be sweet, glossy. I realized I might be getting more than I bargained for" pg 168.  

“’These is white rules.  I don’t know which ones you followin’ and which ones you ain’t.’

We look at each other for a second. ‘I’m tired of rules.’” Pg. 173.


“Hilly raises her voice about three octaves when she talks to colored people.  Elizabeth smiles like she’s talking to a child, although certainly not her own.  I am starting to notice things.” Pg. 183.