Famous First and Last Lines

"You better not never tell nobody but God."

"This line opens the novel The Color Purple, published in 1982 by author Alice Walker, who was born in Georgia on 9 February 1944. Through letters written back and forth to one another, the novel traces the story of two poor, African-American sisters who are separated, one married off to an older, misogynistic neighbor and the other called to serve as a missionary in Africa. The main character Celie also writes letters to God because she has no one else to share her shameful secrets and her deepest feelings with. " - Mrs. Frayser

The Color Purple was written by Alice Walker. Walker has multiple "best-sellers" and her work has been translated into over a dozen languages.

I've never actually read The Color Purple, but I have seen the movie multiple times in my life. Actually, I watched it not too long ago at my sisters house. I don't have much to say about the film other than it's a good film. It tells a good story, and was acted out very well. I might read the book and try to compare it to the movie.


"Maybe I will go to Paris. Who knows? But I'll sure as hell never go back to Texas again."

This is the ending line to The Final Country, published in 2001 by author James Crumley. Milo Milodragovitch owns a bar and does some private investigating to help a lady named Molly get justice for her sister who was raped and murdered. 

This is also a book I've never read, but now that I've read the synopsis, I actually want to read this. It seems like it would be a page turner for me, and I don't think a lot of books are.

"Don't quote me on that.."

"My greatest pain in life is knowing that I will never be able to see myself perform live."
"George Bush doesn't care about black people."
"Nobody can tell me where I can and can't go."
"Creative output, you know, is just pain. I'm going to be cliche for a minute and say that great art comes from pain."
-Kanye West

"People don't realize what's really going on in this country. There are a lot things that are going on that are unjust. People aren't being held accountable for. And that's something that needs to change. That's something that this country stands for freedom, liberty and justice for all. And it's not happening for all right now." - Colin Kaepernick 

"You gotta risk it to get the biscuit." - Jimmy Butler

"Writers As Readers"

1. When I read, I like it to be quite. I don't have to be by myself I just can't be around to much noise because I get distracted very easily. I also like to listen to classical music while I read. Something about it helps me focus on my book.

4. Going to my local library, to check out books, movies, and albums with my father back when I was in middle school.

5. There have been a couple books I've read recently that I can recall that I couldn't stop reading, and that was Trafficked written by Kim Purcell, If I Grow Up and Boot Camp written by Todd Strasser, and We Were Here by Matt De La Pena.

13. When I was a little kid I would love to try to write short stories about this superhero named Michael Andrew or Andrew Michaels, can't remember which one. So I wouldn't doubt the possibility of me attempting to write a book later on in life. I've been through a lot, so I'd probably try to write a realistic fiction about some kid who has been through some things I've been through, and some of the things I've seen others go through.

Caged Bird

I don't know why the world is the way that it is.
I wish I could change it all
Only for the better
I feel as if I'm a caged bird
Singing for freedom
Only to give it to others
Others that need it
Need it to survive

"You May Say I'm A Dreamer"

Dreams for my Future -

Over my life I've a lot of different dreams I tried to pursue like being a lawyer, a guitarist, fashion designer, multiple things. My mom always said its better to be the "Jack-of-all-Trades" than to be really good at one thing, she said I was "opening doors" for myself. Which I think is true, but being seventeen years old I realized that I need to find something to try to focus on and I need to find it soon. I think I've found it, or them. I either want to own my own auto and body shop, or become a photographer. It'd be nice to do both. I really just want to have a career that involves art. Anything really, I usually just go with the flow, but I've really been pushing the flow to go towards art because art has been a big part of my life since I was born. Everyone in my family is artistic, usually in a more musical fashion. That's never been my thing though, I couldn't really find an instrument that I could sit down and learn, but drawing and painting is not something you need to "learn." You can draw something that may look like trash to someone else, but if you like it, then its good. Drawing/painting can't be determined by someone else, only you. Same for photography, you can take a picture and it may come out terrible to others but if you like it, well it's the same as before, it's good.

Maya Angelou Questions

2. “The Universal Human Power To Triumph Over Adversity” -

I know 100% without a doubt that I have that ability. I recently had to show it, over these last two years I thought I had no way out. I didn’t have any of the opportunities I have now, but I made a way. I’ve been under the microscope of certain people for a long time, and I’m just now escaping from under it. I had to keep my head on straight and focus on what’s important, and that was getting out from under their microscope. I started getting into more positive things like sports, art, and reading. That made the time fly by, and it made it easier for me to stay out of trouble.

3. “Giving bad dreams too much power” -

I don’t think talking about your bad dreams give them any power at all, unless you give it

to them. I think in all honestly that talking about bad dreams takes away more power than it’ll ever give to them. Letting the memory of that dream stay inside you, could do more damage to you than speaking out about it. Speaking out releases the power things (in this case bad dreams) have over you.

4. “Dreams tell the truth about us” -

I think dreams tell us more about ourselves more than other people, it’s just that most people just try to brush dreams off, because they’re dreams. I feel that dreams come from the subconscious and that our mind might be trying to tell us something bigger. Even if the dream doesn’t make that much sense on the base of it, if you look a little deeper you might find out something about yourself that you’d never thought about.

5. “Living Silent Like Angelou” -

There is no way I could live like this, I have to speak my mind. I hate holding my tongue, and doing it for almost five years? I couldn’t do it. On the other hand, sometimes I wish I could live like that. I think by listening more than talking, you’ll learn a lot more about the world around you, or the world period. If you speak more and talk less, you’ll learn more about yourself. So I think it better to have a mix, because you don’t want to know all about the world without knowing yourself, but you don’t want to know yourself and nothing else.

7. “Remembering the Past” -

I can remember a few things in my life, but I just try not to think about them. Not because the memories are bad, I do have some bad ones, but it’s because I try to live in the “now”. The past is gone, and the future doesn’t exist. People waste too much time, regretting things or trying to plan too far ahead, and by the time they know it, it’s their time to go. I don’t wanna go out regretting anything, like thinking I didn’t live life to the fullest because I was too worried about the past of the future. Only thing that is important is what’s happening now.

Kids From The Breakout (Dream Thread)

The faint sound of people bustling inside the strange house attracted my attention instantly. I didn't know what was going on, but I was too interested to not go and look. I peered through the window and seen nothing at all. The sounds didn't stop. With the new "breakout" going around, I knew better than to go into any house unprepared. I'm always prepared. I went in ready for anything, but what I found threw my off guard. Two young children, sitting, waiting actually. They told me their story of how they have to stay here and fight for what they have. They asked to come with me, even though I didn't have a lot, I didn't care. I had enough to help the people nobody wants to help or be around. And together we'll survive.