“And though he has watched a decent age pass by, a man will sometimes still desire the world.”

“Running to catch up, feeling like he was in a constant state of chasing a shadow, he felt a drop of rain hit him square on the back of the neck. The weight of it so heavy it felt like a rock.”

“All he thinks while he studies pearlescent pigeons is this: I wish I knew how… I wish I knew… I ain’t ever gonna, but I wish I knew how it felt – (-to be free).”

“Forget all the rules. Forget about being published. Write for yourself and celebrate writing.”

“The Negro on saxophone blew out a language older than English and the glasses on the tables trembled”

“And I said, ‘I’m thinkin’ I’ve wasted too much time thinkin’, is what I’m thinkin'.”

“thrilled by the dark look of desire. She thrived on men’s desire for her. It made the sexual high that much greater”