If I poured all the lies I had told into the Mississippi, the river would rise and flood the city.

“I didn’t agree with Cokie. It wasn’t just rich folks. Mother was soul broke, to…”

“Sometimes kindness can be delivered in a clumsy way.”

“What was life asking of me? How could I respond when I didn't know the question?”

“I planted a seed of hatred in my heart. I swore it would grow to be a massive t…”