When I Was Growing Up, I Always

One Of The Strengths I Derive From My Class Background Is That I Am Accustomed To Contempt.

Teenagers Are Free Verse Walking Around On Two Legs.

Mama Learned To Laugh With Them, Before They Could Laugh At Her, And To Do It So Well No One Could Be Sure What She Really Thought Or Felt.

The Horror Of Class Stratification, Racism, And Prejudice Is That Some People Begin To Believe That The Security Of Their Families And Communities Depends On The Oppression Of Others, That For Some To Have Good Lives There Must Be Others Whose Lives Are Truncated And Brutal.

What's The Best Thing You Can Do For Your Writing? Construct A Boring Life.