“ That place I'm talking about ain't nothing but a bloody slit in this world of His. But everybody wants to rule over it. It ain't for the white man to rule. Ain't for any man to rule. Jonathan Odell
“ The biggest thing the white man takes from us ain’t our bodies. He takes our voices, too. He swallows up our yes’s and no’s like biscuits. But one day our yes’s and no’s will be so loud and strong the… Jonathan Odell
“ Sometimes you got to lie on the outside to keep your voice loud on the inside. We don’t owe the master the truth. He owes us. Nothing comes from the master. He is the thief in the night. He steals it… Jonathan Odell
“ But remember this. When God wants to punish us, he gives us just ourselves to care for. Jonathan Odell
“ Creation is filled with soul-sick folks, colored and white, never knowing where they belong. They tangle everybody else up in their grief. Jonathan Odell
