Let me tell you something 'bout these rich Uptown folk," said Cokie. "They got everything that money can buy, their bank accounts are fat, but they ain't happy. They ain't ever gone be happy. You know why? They soul broke. And money can't fix that, no sir.

“Andrius turned. His eyes found mine. "I'll see you," he said.My face didn't wri…”

“If I poured all the lies I had told into the Mississippi, the river would rise …”

“What do you do with all this bank, Josie? Be a lot easier if you just lifted yo…”

“Andrius, I'm...scared."He stopped and turned to me. "No. Don't be scared. Don't…”