I made up my mind to keep my feelings to myself since they did not seem to matter to anyone else but me.

Please God, please suh, don't let him love nobody else but me. Maybe Ah'm is uh fool, Lawd, lak dey say, but Lawd, Ah been so lonesome, and Ah been waitin', Jesus. Ah done waited uh long time.

When I pitched headforemost into the world I landed in the crib of Negroism.

The liquor of statecraft is distilled from the mash you got.

The whole matter revolves around the self-respect of my people. How much satisfaction can I get from a court order for somebody toassociate with me who does not wish me near them?

I 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.

Learning without wisdom is a load of books on a donkey's back.