“I did know some people who would receive me, but reluctantly, because I had nothing to offer company save a long face and a self-pitying heart, and I had no intention of changing either. Black Americans of my generation didn't look kindly on public mournings except during or immediately after funerals. We were expected by others and by ourselves to lighten the burden by smiling, to deflect possible new assaults by laughter. Hadn't it worked for us for centuries? Hadn't it?”
― All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
― All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
“How you handle success says a lot about you.”
― Listen to Your Conscience: That's Why You Have One
― Listen to Your Conscience: That's Why You Have One
“The true measure of a man is not how many women he can make happy but whether he can make one woman happy for a lifetime.”
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