Bailey's Café Quotes

“Life's too short to spend time trying to explain the obvious to an idiot.”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Café

“3)"One man's weed is another man's flower." (115).”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Café

“2)"Even though this planet is round, there are just too many spots where you can find yourself hanging on to the edge just like I was; and unless there's some space, some place, to take a breather for awhile, the edge of the world- frightening as it is- could be the end of the world, which would be quite a pity." (28).”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Café

“I never dreamed that she meant lights. Sparkling. Shimmering. Waves of light. We could see them from the front of the cafe. Besides the few customers, everyone who lived on the street was gathered inside. And I mean everyone, even strange little Esther. She'd squeezed herself into the darkest corner of the room, sitting on the floor with her arms wrapped around her bent knees. But even her face was in awe. Silvers. Pearls. Iridescent pinks. They now sprayed out into the sunless room and hit the ceiling. The walls. The floor. Glowing copper. Gilded orange. And all kinds or gold. Sequins of light that swirled and spun through the air. Cascades of light flowing in, breaking up, and rolling like fluid diamonds over the worn tile. Emerald. Turquoise. Sapphire. It went on for hours. I looked over there and there were tears streaming down Gabe's wrinkled face: God bless you, Eve. And finally only the muted glow of a cool aquamarine. Then we heard the baby's first thin cry- and the place went wild.”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Café

“Like they say, it takes all types to make the world. But sometimes you wish it didn't.”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Café

“He holds his glass up and turns to me as a single flake catches on the rim before melting down the one side into an amber world where bubbles burst and are born, burst and are born.”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Cafe

“There is nothing in back of this cafe. Since the place sits right on the margin between the edge of the world and infinite possibility, he back door opens out to a void. It takes courage to turn the knob and heart to leave the steps.”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Café

“Power knows power.”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Café

“New customers are a pain in the butt until they get into the rhythm of things. Fried chicken Mondays. Hamburger Tuesdays. Hash Wednesdays. Pork chop Thursdays. Fish on Fridays. And a weekend open house: breakfast, lunch, dinner: your call.”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Café

“And Hitler had help. He means a lot of help. A world of help. Which is why he has trouble sleeping. And Gabe believes life is much too complicated to start pointing fingers; we wouldn’t have enough of them.”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Cafe

“Hitler had help. He means a lot of help. A world of help. Which is why he has trouble sleeping. And Gabe believes life is much too complicated to start pointing fingers; we wouldn’t have enough of them.”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Cafe

“of character, who don’t believe it when you tell ’em it’s really anything they want. They sit there confused and silly, craning their necks all around, asking over and over for a menu.”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Cafe

“She looked like an African goddess…a full round face holding an even rounder set of eyes, all of it as dark as that gorgeous unruly hair. She had it in one thick crown of braids that circled her head. When my eyes moved down, the scenery got even better: one of those gazette necks, a compact chest, an invisible waist, and then what can only be described as a Bantu butt. I can’t remember anything about her legs or the turn of her ankles, my journey ended at that butt. Only a fool keeps traveling when the roads brought him to paradise.”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Café

“If you don't make it home, I'm marrying the butcher.
Love Nadine”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Café