Jay

“In death the negro became a human being. Only then was he the white man’s equal.”
― Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad

“The garden was planted four hundred years ago, when the surrounding area was poplar." The woman makes a sweeping gesture, and he nods in appreciation.
"And now," Less says, "it's unpoplar.”
― Andrew Sean Greer, Less

“I was always just smart enough to get a good grade without actually learning anything. I was an expert in the nonfunctional accumulation of knowledge.”
― Erich Wurster, The Coaster

“You know how white people do, they just encourage and cheer anybody who lets it all hang out and just don't give a fuck.”
― Tiffany Haddish, The Last Black Unicorn