“I Used the Word 'Negro' and I was Firmly Corrected”
“you seem to find everything banal." "it's a new word whose correct use i have only lately learnt,' said josephine with dignity. 'i find it applies to nearly everything.”
“Throughout this book I will use the terms African-American, black, and Negro interchangeably. There is rarely a logic to it, so please try not to overthink it.”
“Hard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing.”
“Only black people can use controversial racial terms such as “Negro.”
“Never trust anyone who uses the word party as a verb but never trust anyone who would rather be grammatically correct than to party.”