By then I already knew that I wanted to have a powerful odor and would not care if it gave offense. Auteur: Jamaica Kincaid Copy Quote More from Jamaica Kincaid “I think in many ways the problem that my writing would have with an American re…” “The night-soil men can see a bird walking in trees. It isn't a bird. It is a wo…” “Observing any human being from infancy, seeing someone come into existence, lik…” “Do you see the queer thing about people like me? Sometimes we hold your retribu…”