It would of course be a shame to get too old. There’s no virtue in living too long. Living shouldn’t become a habit. - Percival Everett

If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not learning.

Let’s try some situational translations. Something extreme first. You’re walking down the street and you see that Mrs. Holiday’s kitchen is on fire. She’s standing in her yard, her back to her house, unaware. How do you tell her?”
“Fire, fire,” January said.

“Lawdy, missum! Looky dere.”

“Perfect,” I said. “Why is that correct?” Lizzie raised her hand. “Because we must let the whites be the ones who name the trouble.

He wondered if a man actively seeking to surrender could be captured.