I Knew I Wanted To Be A

We Wait Till Now? Now, When We're Old Men, We Get To Be Brave?

All Writers Write About The Past, And I Try To Make It Come Alive So You Can See What Happened.

I Have Learned As Much About Writing About My People By Listening To Blues And Jazz And Spirituals As I Have By Reading Novels.

There Will Always Be Men Struggling To Change, And There Will Always Be Those Who Are Controlled By The Past.

"what For?" I Said. "what For, Tante Lou? He Treated Me The Same Way He Treated Her. He Wants Me To Feel Guilty, Just As He Wants Her To Feel Guilty. Well, I'm Not Feeling Guilty, Tante Lou. I Didn't Put Him There. I Do Everything I Know How To Do To Keep People Like Him From Going There. He's Not Going To Make Me Feel Guilty."