The Matter Is Life Quotes

“Only a fool asks for happiness in this foolish, worn world. We are . . . content . . . together. That is enough for a while.”
― J. California Cooper, The Matter Is Life

“You know, you don't have to be white to be president of anything. Even of the United States. I could be president! Black as I am! And if you white and poor, you don't have to be rich to get to be president either.”
― J. California Cooper, The Matter Is Life

“Splendora cried, often times, bout things and people for no reason anybody else could see. Her nerves, or her brain, seem to "feel" things bout everything round her. Sensitive, I blive they call it, cordin to the new words I learn from my lame son who paints. She "sensed" things. Thought most everybody was sad. We laughed at her then, but as I grow older I begin to think she is right. She said even things like curtains, trees, some animals, looked sad to her. I looked this word up with my son, vulnerable. That's what she thought. People, too, even when they be laughin, she said.”
― J. California Cooper, The Matter Is Life

“Then she said, "Life sure give a body plenty to think about in this world."

I said, "Life give your brain plenty to think bout in this world. It's Love what give your body plenty to think bout.”
― J. California Cooper, The Matter Is Life

“Chile, ain't life somethin?! Lord, oh, lord.”
― J. California Cooper, The Matter Is Life

“Just got to go make do with what you got give to you when you born.

Look like some people get so much more than others. Even get some money, which this huge world loves. But . . . I have seen sometime, in this world we live in, that most things balance out, equalize out, in the end. Yes, in the end. Cause some people take nothing and make a whole heap out of it. Just like some people take everything, another whole heap, and let it run down to nothing. Human, chile, human.”
― J. California Cooper, The Matter Is Life

“My brother was always lookin for a "good" girl. He sure was a fool. What you gonna do with a good girl?”
― J. California Cooper, The Matter Is Life

“Now, I ain't quite learned bout who makes all the big rules in life, but life sure can be mean and hard sometime.”
― J. California Cooper, The Matter Is Life

“Don't you make the mistake that men will not let anything go for a beautiful thing to look at. In the morning, the evening, especially the night. Men are fools. Good grand fools. Don't let me mislead you, they are alright. Are they not rich sometimes? I still believe the world belongs to a woman, but only because it belongs to men and they give it to her!”
― J. California Cooper, The Matter Is Life