Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of si… - Zora Neale Hurston

Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board.

It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.

The sun was gone, but he had left his footprints in the sky. It was the time for sitting on porches beside the road.

So de white man throw down de load and tell de nigger man tuh pick it up. He pick it up because he have to, but he donʼt tote it. He hand it to his womenfolks. De nigger woman is de mule uh de world so fur as Ah can see.