And I can't die easy thinking maybe the menfolks white or black is making a spit cup out of you. Have some sympathy for me. Put me down easy, Janie, I'm a cracked plate.

They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God.

If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding.

So in Jamaica it is the aim of everybody to talk English, act English and look English. And that last specification is where the greatest difficulties arise. It is not so difficult to put a coat of European culture over African culture, but it is next to impossible to lay a European face over an African face in the same generation.

Gods always love the people who make 'em.

When we sing the blues, we're singin' out our hearts, we're singing out our feelings. Maybe we're hurt and just can't answer back, then we sing or maybe even hum the blues.

It is easy to be hopeful in the day when you can see the things you wish on.