Lawrence G. Taylor > Quotes

“However, I must admit that keeping myself to myself has not always been comforting. At times, I seemed to suffer spells of depression and loneliness, longing to become healthy again; of going out and facing a world of injustices, of misery, of widespread indifference.”
― Lawrence G. Taylor, Strangers In Another Country

“You must understand, owing to my loss of faith in life, I had gradually, inevitably embarked upon a small world of my creation.”
― Lawrence G. Taylor, Strangers In Another Country

“newcomer springs to mind. I decided my elegant style had something to do with it. I, a black teenager, wore a black suit with a white tie, baggy trousers, and my landlord’s grey winter coat.”
― Lawrence G. Taylor, Making Sense of Past Time

“The day I lost my job, self-degradation kicked in. I bought two bottles of red wine from the Off-License and went straight to my lodgings. Within an hour, I consumed a bottle of wine and made such a racket: laughing at my cynical jokes to others and singing like Nate King Cole. The homeowner wasn’t home, but some tenants became upset.”
― Lawrence G. Taylor, Making Sense of Past Time

“I noticed some people of both sexes watching me along the way. Sometimes I can’t help but wonder what is going on in the minds of strangers staring at me. Another newcomer springs to mind. I decided my elegant style had something to do with it. I, a black teenager, wore a black suit with a white tie, baggy trousers, and my landlord’s grey winter coat.”
― Lawrence G. Taylor, Making Sense of Past Time

“Occasionally, there was talk of racial prejudice in the workplace or elsewhere. The men had spoken of their experiences with humour and without bitterness. There I stood silently in their midst, listening to their stories, and believing that my time would come to tell such stories.”
― Lawrence G. Taylor, Making Sense of Past Time

“But are we human creatures as honest, kind, trustworthy as we at times are inclined to believe?”
― Lawrence G. Taylor, Strangers In Another Country