Their kitchen is their shrine, the cook their priest, the table their altar, and their belly their god.

Their kitchen is their shrine, the cook their priest, the table their altar, and their belly their god.

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas read more

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas are bankrupt, and that the party basically takes their loyalty for granted, ... Then the Republicans start coming around — and we're like the lonely girl standing against the wall at a dance. Even if you know it's lip service, you feel receptive, just because somebody has bothered to come over and pay attention to you.

I like cliffhangers, with the hero in trouble at the end. I used to go on real bendersI don't do read more

I like cliffhangers, with the hero in trouble at the end. I used to go on real bendersI don't do that anymore. But when you go on bender you never know what's going to happen.

God doesn't believe in the easy way.

God doesn't believe in the easy way.

I have always fought for ideas -- until I learned that it isn't ideas but grief, struggle, and flashes of read more

I have always fought for ideas -- until I learned that it isn't ideas but grief, struggle, and flashes of vision which enlighten.

I had to have this purse. It was shaped like a big saddle with stirrups and everything.

I had to have this purse. It was shaped like a big saddle with stirrups and everything.

What you might see as depravity is, to me, just another aspect of the human condition.

What you might see as depravity is, to me, just another aspect of the human condition.

You are not in business to be popular.

You are not in business to be popular.

a very nice (Grey Cup) ring; lots of diamonds, quality diamonds, too.

a very nice (Grey Cup) ring; lots of diamonds, quality diamonds, too.