Having a separate bathroom for the black domestic was just the way things were done. It had faded out in new homes by the time the '70s and '80s rolled up.

I was surprise to see the world didn't stop just cause my boy did.

I've become one of those people who prowl around at night in their cars. God, I am the town's Boo Radley, just like in To Kill A Mockingbird.

Ever morning, until you dead in the ground, you gone have to make this decision. You gone have to ask yourself, "Am I gone believe what them fools say about me today?

I may not remember my name or what country I live in, but you and that pie is something I will never forget.

Ugly live up on the inside. Ugly be a hurtful, mean person.

I'd cry, if only I had the time to do it.