Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner.
“I don't think there's a whole lot of class literature at all. I think most of that has become racially based, and people don't think of it as being class literature.”
“You know, I said I have this problem that I need to more carefully read Akron's text because it's too much, too much fantasy, and so I am busy with other stuff - it's funny, it's nice to hear that someone is studying that carefully and now I know a little bit more about that.”