“What is the chance that one can roll up the sky like a hide?”

“Rolling up ho's like turtles in a half a shell open up my trunk, and let'z see what I have to sell”

“Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.”

“Rose doesn’t like the flat country, but I always did – flat country seems to give the sky such a chance.”

“But unfriendly is usually one of those things you pick up on right away. You know, like B. O. There's no hiding it if it's there.”

“Like two single gentlemen rolled into one.”

“I looked up at the dark sky and prayed to God for a better break in life and a better chance to do something for the little people I loved.”

“I roll onto my side and stare out the venetian blinds at the blue sky beyond. After a few minutes I'm lulled into a sort of peace. The sky, the sky--same as it always was.”

“I know I can't tell you what it's like to be gay. But I can tell you what it's not. It's not hiding behind words, Mama. Like family and decency and Christianity.”

“And I think that that’s one of the best things you can give somebody – the chance to show them what it feels like to make other people get excited and happy.”