So the brother in black offers to these United States the source of courage that endures, and laughter.

Most things are born in the mothering darkness and most things die. Darkness is the womb of creation, my boy. But the sun with his seven horns of flame is the father of life.

Every tub sits on its bottom.

It is a curious thing to be a woman in the Caribbean after you have been a woman in these United States.

It's no use of talking unless people understand what you say.

Love is lak de sea. It’s uh movin’ thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from de shore it meets, and it’s different with every shore.

You'se something tuh make uh man forgit to git old and forgit tuh die.