I see more genuine sociability between the races in Mississippi than I see in Michigan. No question.

I see more genuine sociability between the races in Mississippi than I see in Michigan. No question.

Wherever we go we do harm, forgiving ourselves as wheels do cement for wearing each other out. We set this house on fire, forgetting that we live within. (from "To a Meadowlark," for M.L. Smoker)

Yeah, but now suddenly - you know, universities are notoriously market oriented, too.

I used to get criticized for putting food in novels.

Life is sentimental. Why should I be cold and hard about it? That's the main content. The biggest thing in people's lives is their loves and dreams and visions, you know.

You touch things lightly or deeply; you move along because life herself moves, and you can’t stop it.