-She could have some crazy ass husband or boyfriend. You know, a stupid redneck with a gun. -That's redundant. - Percival Everett

Unknown Male is a name,” the old woman said. “In a way, it’s more of a name than any of the others. A little more than life was taken from them.

Why are people so fucked up?” I asked
“Maybe you do need college, Poiter,” Everett said. “You want to know why people are so fucked up? Son, that’s about the only question I can answer with even a small measure of authority. It’s because they’re people. People, my friend, are worse than anybody.

saw the surface of her, merely the outer shell, and realized that she was mere surface all the way to her core.