The longing we have to communicate cleanly and directly with people is always obstructed by qualifications and often with concern about how our messages will be received.
“Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.”
“When I was little, I used to work with my dad on the engine of his car. Mostly this was a matter of me handing him wrenches.”