It was a weak spot in any nation to have a large body of disaffected people within its confusion.
Zora Neale HurstonI wish I could buy you for what you are really worth and sell you for what you think you're worth. I sure would make money on the deal.
Zora Neale HurstonBut for the national welfare, it is urgent to realize that the minorities do think, and think about something other than the race problem.
Zora Neale HurstonGrown people know that they do not always know the why of things, and even if they think they know, they do not know where and how they got the proof. Hence the irritation they show when children keep on demanding to know if a thing is so and how the grown folks got the proof of it. It is so troublesome because it is disturbing to the pigeonhole way of life.
Zora Neale Hurston