Dear Mr. Kuhn, After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes

The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.

I am pleased that God made my skin black - but I wish He had made it thicker.

A well-paid slave is nonetheless a slave.

There is no such thing as bragging. You're either lying or telling the truth.

Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision to have it out in public with the owners of organized baseball.

And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates.

People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can't do it. I'm too happy.

I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened many, many times.

I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.

I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area of my life.

Hardship bred a bitter, quickfire humour and resilience to all but the most terminal of life's tragedies.

No one cared what St. Louis thought, although the city got a wink for pluck.

The aging Adams delightedly describes being surrounded by books on so many different subjects that interested him as "baits on fishhooks".

It is proper ‎Netiquette to watch television online via native ‎app when using ‪mobile.

Upon our children-how they are taught-rests the fate-or fortune-of tomorrow's world.

It is not wise to meddle with D'Angelines in matters of love.

I'm not a big movie-goer. I just feel like I'm watching work.

You can go to the gym, lift as many weights as you want, but if you can't bench press your duvet at fajr then it doesn't mean anything

It's good to slowly come to the realization that you understand nothing.

To be a saint is to be yourself.