"Back in the days when everyone was old and stupid and young and foolish and me and Sugar were the only ones just right, this lady moved on our block with nappy hair and proper speech and no makeup."--from Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson"
First lines. You find them everywhere: in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, movies, plays, songs, in the voices of people you know well, and those you don’t. In this blog, you’ll find a compilation of captivating lines, sentences, random thoughts, and quotes from every part of life. Some of these lines will lead to other observations, which I’ll elaborate on through small, eruptive tantrums or tangled, poetic musings; it all depends on what I read, what I imagine, what I hear, what comes to life. So be careful what you say out there, distant followers. You never know. I could be listening to you.