"Gods, like men, are made in the image of their creators."

"The first thing a Negro learns in this country is to lie."

"I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peak of the mountain and shouted for joy."

"I am not a Negro. I am a human being."

"The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident."