I wondered what I would do if I didn't have my God to turn to and be able to read the Book He had divinely inspired.

Basically there is no difference between whites and blacks, browns and yellows. I decided to think no more of people as Northerners and Southerners.

I had a probing mind and an elephant memory.

I don't care to dress up except when it is necessary or good for my business.

I never felt I belonged. I was always an outsider.

Mom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save me from the vice, lust, and drinking that was all about me.

I want affection and tenderness desperately, but there's something in me that prevents me from handing it out.