“Sometimes, very occasionally, you do your best boxing with your mouth.”

“Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it.”

“It is better just to get on with the business of living and minding your own business and maybe, if God likes the way you do things, he may just let you flower for a day or a night. But don't go pestering and begging and telling him all your stupid little sins, that way you will spoil his day.”

“sometimes in life doing what we shouldn't do is the emergency”

“You can't go feeding your hate on the past, it's not natural.”

“You've got to be quick on your feet in this world if you want to survive. Though once you know the rules, it is not too hard to play the game.”

“It's who you is when folks knocks at the door of your heart what counts. Hide the past and it gives them what's jealous of you the power to bring you undone.”