No day in all my life had ever been as cruel as this one.

We ain't never gonna lose this land.

These are things they need to hear, baby. It's their history.

We Logans don't have much to do with white folks. You know why? 'Cause white folks mean trouble.

Far as I'm concerned, friendship between black and white don't mean that much 'cause it usually ain't on a equal basis. ... Maybe one day whites and blacks can be real friends, but right now the country ain't built that way.

She grabbed his arm. "Let it be, son!" she cried. "That child ain't hurt!" "Not hurt! You look into her eyes and tell me she ain't hurt!

No day in all my life had ever been as cruel as this one.