5 quotes found
“But remember this. When God wants to punish us, he gives us just ourselves to care for.”
“Creation is filled with soul-sick folks, colored and white, never knowing where they belong. They tangle everybody else up in their grief.”
“Sometimes you got to lie on the outside to keep your voice loud on the inside. We dont owe the master the truth. He owes us. Nothing comes from the master. He is the thief in the night. He steals i...”
“The biggest thing the white man takes from us aint our bodies. He takes our voices, too. He swallows up our yess and nos like biscuits. But one day our yess and nos will be so loud and strong they ...”
“The biggest thing the white man takes from us ain’t our bodies. He takes our voices, too. He swallows up our yes’s and no’s like biscuits. But one day our yes’s and no’s will be so loud and strong ...”