James McBride

“God is the color of water. Water doesn't have a color.”

“I asked her if I was black or white. She replied "You are a human being. Educate yourself or you'll be a nobody!”

“It was always so hot, and everyone was so polite, and everything was all surface but underneath it was like a bomb waiting to go off. I always felt that way about the South, that beneath the smiles and southern hospitality and politeness were a lot of guns and liquor and secrets.”