Children, I talks to God and God talks to me. I goes out and talks to God in de fields and de woods. Dis morning I was walking out..., and I got over de fence. I saw de wheat a holding up its head, looking very big. I goes up and takes holt ob it. You b'lieve it, dere was no wheat dare? I says, God, what is de matter wid dis wheat? and he says to me, "Sojourner, dere is a little weasel in it." Now I hears talkin' about de Constitution and de rights of man. I comes up and I takes hold of dis Constitution. it looks mighty big, and I feels for my rights, but der aint any dare. Den, I says, God, what ails dis Constitution? He says to me, "Sojourner, dere is a little weasel in it." I carry no weapon; the Lord will reserve [i.e., preserve] me without weapons, I feel safe even in the midst of my enemies; for the truth is powerful and will prevail.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I almost wished that I was still in prison. I felt I wasn't ready to be out making decisions.... Even now over three years a...fter my release, I can carry around fifty rand for two weeks and not spend it. I go into shops, but I find it hard to choose things.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Parents must begin to discover their children as individuals of developing tastes and views and so help them be, and see, themselv...es as thinking, feeling people. It is far too easy for a middle-years child to absorb an over-simplified picture of himself as a sloppy, unreliable, careless, irresponsible, lazy creature and not much more--an attitude toward himself he will carry far beyond these years.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The Oregon [matter] and the annexation of Texas are now all- important to the security and future peace and prosperity of our unio...n, and I hope there are a sufficient number of pure American democrats to carry into effect the annexation of Texas and [extension of] our laws over Oregon. No temporizing policy or all is lost.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
So you need hardly spell me how every word will be bound over to carry three score and ten toptypsical readings throughout the boo...k of Doublends Jined.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
These people, they smile at me and show their teeth. But, but it's the eyes that bite. I have not seen the back of anyone's head s...ince I came here. Their eyes are all over my body like, like dirty fingers. I think they would turn their backs, I would leap upon them and my flesh would have to be washed off like filth. You should not have brought me here. I do not belong with these people.... How could I know I would come back to this. For five years with the Comanches my eyes never saw a tear. Now they see the silent questions: How many mestizo children carry her blood in their veins? Why didn't I kill myself?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
... with unspeakable sounds that carry them this way and that... while summer is hurrying its way in and out, over and over, in their room.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The square dance fiddler's first concern is to carry a tune, but he must carry it loud enough to be heard over the noise of stampi...ng feet, the cries of the "caller," and the shouts of the dancers. When he fiddles, he "fiddles all over"; feet, hands, knees, head, and eyes are all busy.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »