“It's tough out there, boy, and as long as there are people, there's gonna be somebody trying to take what you got and trying to drag you down. It's up to you whether you let them or not.” — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“did not blame others for his own stupidity; he learned from his mistake and became stronger for it.” — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share
“Little Man turned around and watched saucer-eyed as a bus bore down on him spewing clouds of red dust like a huge yellow dragon… — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share
“Because the students were needed in the fields from early spring when the cotton was planted until after most of the cotton had been… — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share
“I ain’t saying you can’t do it, Moe. Papa say you can do jus’ ’bout anything you set your mind to do, you work… — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share
Baby, we have no choice of what color we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do… — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share
Far as I'm concerned, friendship between black and white don't mean that much 'cause it usually ain't on a equal basis. ... Maybe one… — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share
I'm a Southerner, born and bred, but that doesn't mean I approve of all that goes on here, and there are a lot of… — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share
We Logans don't have much to do with white folks. You know why? 'Cause white folks mean trouble. — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share
Although there are those who wish to ban my books because I have used language that is painful, I have chosen to use the… — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share
“Big Ma didn't need to say any more and she didn't. T.J. was far from her favorite person and it was quite obvious that… — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share
There are things you can't back down on, things you gotta take a stand on. But it's up to you to decide what them… — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share
“He was often ridiculed by the other children at his school and had shown up more than once with wide red welts on his… — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share
“Each second that goes by, we're all one second closer to the rest of our lives and our deaths.” — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share
“It's tough out there, boy, and as long as there are people, there's gonna be somebody trying to take what you got and trying… — Mildred D. Taylor Copy Share
