Where did we get the idea of insultin' folks by pointin' out their age? ... It seems that we think youth is some special accomplishment brought about by the individual himself! — Alice Childress Copy Share Image
Everybody's got some sin, but if it troubles your heart you're a gentle sinner, just a good soul gone wrong. — Alice Childress Copy Share Image
A gift - be it a present, a kind word or a job done with care and love - explains itself!... and if receivin'… — Alice Childress Copy Share Image
I'm independent as a hog on ice and a hog on ice is dead, cold, well-preserved and don't need a mother'grabbin, thing. — Alice Childress Copy Share Image
“One day I almost said it . . . after goin over the words in my mind, "Benjie, the greatest thing in the world… — Alice Childress Copy Share Image
“Schoolteachers can be some hard-eyed people, with talkin eyes; they mouth sayin one thing and them eyes be screamin another.” — Alice Childress Copy Share Image
I think women need kindness more than love. When one human being is kind to another, it's a very deep matter. — Alice Childress Copy Share Image
Where did we get the idea of insultin' folks by pointin' out their age? ... It seems that we think youth is some special… — Alice Childress Copy Share Image
I believe racism has killed more people than speed, heroin, or cancer, and will continue to kill until it is no more. — Alice Childress Copy Share Image