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Bri's poetry teacher, who also runs the afterschool ACT prep program. She's the only black teacher at Midtown and is known to have high standards. Though Bri generally likes her for this reason, Mrs. Murray also remembers Trey and, in Bri's opinion, unfairly wants Bri to be as stellar as her brother.
Mrs. Murray Quotes in On the Come Up
The On the Come Up quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Murray or refer to Mrs. Murray. 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 1
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Mrs. Murray's expression softens. "Following your dad's footsteps, huh?"
It's weird. Whenever other people mention him, it's like they're confirming that he's not some imaginary person I only remember bits and pieces of. And when they call him my dad and not Lawless, the underground rap legend, it's like they're reminding me that I'm his and he's mine.
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Mrs. Murray Quotes in On the Come Up
The On the Come Up quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Murray or refer to Mrs. Murray. 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 1
Quotes
Mrs. Murray's expression softens. "Following your dad's footsteps, huh?"
It's weird. Whenever other people mention him, it's like they're confirming that he's not some imaginary person I only remember bits and pieces of. And when they call him my dad and not Lawless, the underground rap legend, it's like they're reminding me that I'm his and he's mine.
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