I live in racist America and I'm uneducated, yet a lot of people love me and like what I do, and I can make a living from it. You can't do much better than that.

I just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask for, is it It would be nice to have someone care about me, for who I am, not about my wallet.

If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there's too much that I still want to do.

I don't want them hip white people coming up to me and calling me no n - - or telling me n - - jokes. I don't like it.

Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

That's insanity. We must be good all the time.

Have you ever noticed how quiet you get when you go in the woods? It's almost like you know that God's there.