“Girl, you're free, can't you see that? You've got your child, you've got your family down here who love you, you've got your farm. You don't have to ask for anything. You know how few women in this world get… — Natalie Baszile Copy Share Image
“The priest motioned for the congrecation to sit, then welcomed everyone in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He wasn't so much thin as soft, with wisps of dull brown hair and oversize glasses that made him look gooberish. As he shook holy water over a bundle of cane stalks leaning against the wall, Charley wondered if… — Natalie Baszile Copy Share
“Every morning when I wake up and look in the mirror, I see a black face and I love it. Sure, I've been to Paris and grew up surfing, and yes, I speak like I'm in a commercial. But I'm just like the women you see walking on the side of the road with their laundry baskets and their Bibles.… — Natalie Baszile Copy Share
“Denton struck Charley as the kind of man who never wasted energy on extra movement or idle chitchat. He was foursquare Sonny Boy Williamson… — Natalie Baszile Copy Share Image
“Girl, you're free, can't you see that? You've got your child, you've got your family down here who love you, you've got your farm.… — Natalie Baszile Copy Share Image
“Charley thought of her father. He'd always told her she should never make assumptions about other people's time or their money, and that's the… — Natalie Baszile Copy Share Image
“It was like her father said: never make people glad twice-glad to see you come, and glad to see you go” — Natalie Baszile Copy Share Image
