My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.

Be wary when a naked person offers you his shirt

Life sometimes gives you a second chance.

In Stamps the segregation was so complete that most Black children didn't really, absolutely know what whites looked like.

I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water.

Loving someone liberates the lover as well as the beloved. And that kind of love comes with age.

All God's children need traveling shoes.