There are two responses to really awful things. One is to lament and say, "Oh my God, oh lord." And the other is to laugh at it a little bit, try your best to deal with it and, if you can, forget about it as soon as possible.
The man was the finest preacher. He could make a frog stand up straight and get happy with Jesus. - James Mcbride
The man was the finest preacher. He could make a frog stand up straight and get happy with Jesus.
- James Mcbride
The basic thing is to be humble, and pretend you're a bartender in the tavern of life. Don't get too comfortable and don't really listen to anybody e… - James Mcbride
The basic thing is to be humble, and pretend you're a bartender in the tavern of life. Don't get too comfortable and don't really listen to anybody e…
Be kind to the living. - James Mcbride
Be kind to the living.
So sweet and precious is family life. - James Mcbride
So sweet and precious is family life.
The black church will accept anybody. - James Mcbride
The black church will accept anybody.
It was always so hot, and everyone was so polite, and everything was all surface but underneath it was like a bomb waiting to go off. I always felt t… - James Mcbride
It was always so hot, and everyone was so polite, and everything was all surface but underneath it was like a bomb waiting to go off. I always felt t…
There's such a big difference between being dead and alive, I told myself, the greatest gift that anyone can give anyone else is life. And the greate… - James Mcbride
There's such a big difference between being dead and alive, I told myself, the greatest gift that anyone can give anyone else is life. And the greate…
You have to choose between what the world expects of you and what you want for yourself. - James Mcbride
You have to choose between what the world expects of you and what you want for yourself.
My parents were nonmaterialistic. They believed that money without knowledge was worthless, that education tempered with religion was the way to clim… - James Mcbride
My parents were nonmaterialistic. They believed that money without knowledge was worthless, that education tempered with religion was the way to clim…
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