“Anyone intent on moral clarity might want to find another book and, in fact, might not want to go anywhere near the enduring chasm of race in the United States.”
“The dilemma is, in the United States, each penniless citizen believes that, with luck, he might become a millionaire; and so doesn't want to put restraints on "robber barons"-he might become one one day!”
“Anyone who wants to help me doesn't. Anyone who wants to kill me might. Anyone who wants to love me better not.”
“I never want to see anyone, and I never want to go anywhere or do anything. I just want to write.”
“Then, a life was ending. Here, one was about to begin. I didn't believe in signs. But it was hard to ignore the fact that someone, somewhere, might have wanted me to go through this again and see there was another outcome.”
“With a book in your hand...you can go anywhere you want”