It Happened on Negro Mountain Quotes

“too late for him to make up for the things he did. He had sold crack to pregnant mothers. He’d had sex with girls so young they had boyfriends in middle school.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“There was no beating the devil. He fought God. All you could do was hope you died fast.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“Man, that was when Baltimore was called Charm City. Now everybody is in the Maryland Correctional Facility or dead. I’d rather be dead, ‘cause that ain’t no thug mansion.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“Nut was in the 70s and 80s. Heroin baby. But I’m sure there are OGs from the 60’s still in there. That is a lot of thugs. That’s the real thug mansion. Like Tupac said.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“most appropriate word to describe her present environment.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“Between her sexual predator uncle Sugar, her violent father and her stupid mother, she was trapped in a world of shit.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“Don’t be scared. Remember the power of prayer I taught you. Grandma loves you and will protect you.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“She wouldn’t let them win and turn her into a crackhead. Not the bad people. She had to figure out a way to make it.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“Children raised in abusive families grew up more likely to take drugs and catch an STD. She didn’t want to catch an STD. More than that, she didn’t want to become a drug addict like her mother. What if she couldn’t handle the beatings?”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“They were such nice spirits in those dogs. How could people be so mean?”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“That’s right. In the city, we made them stay in the basement with no lights for two weeks before a fight,” Bricks said.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“It wasn’t until her mother told her to pray to God and he will protect you that her nightmare changed. Sure enough the next nightmare, Jesus jumped in front of the man in red”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“She was still a little confused at how to handle Destiny, but she was pretty sure she was right to prepare her for the harshness of the world.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“Tammy, in all honesty, never knew her father. She was raised by her neighborhood as much as she was raised by her mother.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“Now, I am going to teach you to respect your father’s stuff.” Matthew proceeded to spank her.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“Destiny looked over her mother’s shoulder at her father and said. “I’m mean at you.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“He didn’t fear much, but being locked away in a room was dreadful. He’d rather die than be locked away.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“She laughed about how they had her hand cuffed to the bed while she gave birth. Like she would snatch up her babies and escape jail.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“Grandmother said bad things happened to bad people, not good people. How correct was that? Now her grandmother was an ancestor. She wanted to join her.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“I’m not one of those people that say Hip Hop is dead, but I will say it is knocked the fuck out or in a coma or something.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain

“Her mother wasn’t able to do much because she was victim, a statistic. At least that’s what her grandmother said about people addicted to crack.”
― Jeff Carroll, It Happened on Negro Mountain