No man is a devil in his own mind.

The hope of the world lies in what one demands, not of others, but of oneself.

We have all had the experience of finding that our reactions and perhaps even our deeds have denied beliefs we thought were ours.

The American idea of racial progress is measured by how fast I become white.

I think Americans are terrified of feeling anything. I never met a people more infantile in my life.

There is no reason for you to try to become like white people and there is no basis whatever for their impertinent assumption that *they* must accept *you*. The really terrible thing, old buddy, is that you must accept them. And I mean that very seriously. You must accept them and accept them with love.

But, when the chips are down, its better to be furious with someone you love, or frightened for someone you love, than be put through the merciless horror of being ashamed of someone you love.