Ann B. Ross

“...one or both of those babies could be president one day. Or they could discover the cure for a terrible disease, or one could be a famous musician or even a preacher.' I stopped and considered for a minute, wondering what would impress her more than that. 'Or just be fine and decent men or women, or man and woman, who would be a blessing to you in your old age. There's a purpose for every soul that comes into this world...”

“We don't wanta lose that little baby. Miss Hazel Marie might think she don't want it, but she do. If she lose it, she be worse upset than if she don't. When the Lord send a baby, he send the wantin', too.”

“A good wife always encourages her husband in his interests. For one thing, they keep him occupied and out from under foot most of the day.”

“I certainly supported a woman's right to choose, but to my mind the time to choose was before, not after the fact.”

“I am a Christian, you know, Julia.'So am I. But I'm not above staying out of jail any way I can.”

“...have you ever noticed how the one who wants to please never does?”

“Whenever Papa said, 'Jump,' I was always the first one in the air.”

“I don't believe in speaking ill of the dead, even when it's the truth.”

“Be kind to everyone - you don't know what cross they're bearing and how sweet that kind word might ring.”