"It is a common thing for a man to be in love with his wife when she is dead."

"I do not choose to be a common woman. It is my right to be uncommon… if I can."

"They got up and went to the back of the car. It was an insult. But it was not a surprise. They had seen it before."

"No matter what the race of people, they are always a little better than any other race."

"Folks don't do nothin' outa hate, they do it outa love. Love of self."