Everybody's got some sin, but if it troubles your heart you're a gentle sinner, just a good soul gone wrong.
Alice ChildressZis and zat' when uttered by the French is considered charming, but 'dis and dat' as an Africanism is ridiculed as gross and ugly.
Alice ChildressWhere did we get the idea of insultin' folks by pointin' out their age? ... It seems that we think youth is some special accomplishment brought about by the individual himself!
Alice ChildressI think women need kindness more than love. When one human being is kind to another, it's a very deep matter.
Alice Childress