Among the thousand white persons, I am a dark rock surged upon, and overswept.

Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at the sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.

Those that don't got it, can't show it. Those that got it, can't hide it.

[Proverbs] are short sayings made out of long experience.

But as de old folk always say, Ah'm born but Ah ain't dead. No tellin' whut Ah'm liable tuh do yet.

Her old thoughts were going to come in handy now, but new words would have to be made and said to fit them.

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. It is a seeking that he who wishes may know the cosmic secrets of the world and they that dwell therein.