The question of sexual dominance can exist only in the nightmare of that soul which has armed itself, totally, against the possibility of the changing motion of conquest and surrender, which is love.

The white man discovered the Cross by way of the Bible, but the black man discovered the Bible by way of the Cross.

Precisely at the point when you begin to develop a conscience you must find yourself at war with your society.

Everyone wishes to be loved, but in the event, nearly no one can bear it. Everyone desires love but also finds it impossible to believe that he deserves it.

The real victim of bigotry is the white man who hides his weakness under his myth of superiority.

Heavenly witnesses are a tricky lot, to be used by whoever is closest to Heaven at the time. And legend and theology, which are designed to sanctify our fears, crimes, and aspirations, also reveal them for what they are.

The male cannot bear very much humiliation; and he really cannot bear it, it obliterates him.