I Would Have Been Completely Brainwashed By

A Peasant That Reads Is A Prince In Waiting.

I Believe That A Writer Has To Tell What They Think Is The Truth In A Human Experience. The Truth Of The Human Experience Cannot Escape The Political.

My Father Always Taught By Telling Stories About His Experiences. His Lessons Were About Morality And Art And What Insects And Birds And Human Beings Had In Common. He Told Me What It Meant To Be A Man And To Be A Black Man. He Taught Me About Love And Responsibility, About Beauty, And How To Make Gumbo.

Susan Straight Finds La's Secret Heart In Between Heaven And Here And With A Sleight Of Hand Only The Masters Have, She Creates An Alley, A Neighborhood, A History That Is As Rich And Tragic As Any Shakespearean Tale.

My Father Cared About The World He Lived In, And So He Admitted His Confusion About His Place In America Because He Didn't Want Me To Make The Same Mistake In My Life.