“They stared at each other for several long minutes hoping the other would give in. Finally she broke. Fine, will you go in with me then? Will it make you feel better? Yes. Sure thing. The worse thi...”

“Her hands shot up. See thats exactly what Im saying. Youre seeing what you want, and what you see you explain away and excuse things like youre fixing me. Im not perfect, Ephraim and I really wish ...”

“You spit in this?""Yup."Chris shrugged. "As long as you're honest.”

“I don't need encouraging. I do well enough on my own.”

“Its not complicated and it doesnt compare to my problem, now give me a damn cookie I think I earned it, Jill snapped.Chris grinned like it was Christmas morning. Yes, you did. He brought her a cook...”

“Her hands shot up. “See that’s exactly what I’m saying. You’re seeing what you want, and what you see you explain away and excuse things like you’re fixing me. I’m not perfect, Ephraim and I really...”

“Hes drowning, suffocating under the weight of my darkness and theres nothing I can do to stop it.”

“God appointed man as the family head.”

“We don't tell anyone the darker side of things. We've been through all the breakups and addictions and all that. But we have a chemistry that no one else in the world has. So we don't mess with it....”

“Whether in private debate or in public, any attempt I made to explain how the Black Muslim movement came about, and how it has achieved such force, was met with a blankness that revealed the little...”

“Whether in private debate or in public, any attempt I made to explain how the Black Muslim movement came about, and how it has achieved such force, was met with a blankness that revealed the little...”

“Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted make-up.”

“Sex without love is a meaningless experience, but as far as meaningless experiences go its pretty damn good.”

“Aside from the obvious, Francesca, what do you want in return for supplying information? Bones asked, getting back to the subject. You to take me, she replied at once. Not gonna happen! I spat, squ...”