“ You aren't a hitter, are you?He stared down, confused. You mean will I hit you?Yes. I know that some men are.No. Never. He gathered her back in and held her tight. Never.Good. I didn't think you were.… Beverly Jenkins
“ Maggie cracked, Quite the businesswoman, isn't she?Makes the capitalists back East look like rubes. Beverly Jenkins
“ Maggie knew Betsy was a female crusader, but also knew that many times crusaders like her were only interested in their own personal equality. Beverly Jenkins
“ Eddy guessed her to be middle-aged, but like most women of color she wore her age well. Beverly Jenkins
“ Eddy dreamed of owning her own restaurant. It was a common belief that women like her, the descendant of slaves, had no right to dream. Beverly Jenkins
“ While still another promised to find out if it was true that she ate raw skinned squirrels for breakfast and slept outside in a tepee. Beverly Jenkins
“ The diner’s candy-apple-red jukebox, recently named Gina after songstress Regina Belle, Beverly Jenkins
