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1 " However, I must admit that keeping myself to myself has not always been comforting. At times, I seemed to suffer spells of depression and loneliness, longing to become healthy again; of going out and facing a world of injustices, of misery, of widespread indifference. "
― Lawrence G. Taylor , Strangers In Another Country
2 " You must understand, owing to my loss of faith in life, I had gradually, inevitably embarked upon a small world of my creation. "
3 " But are we human creatures as honest, kind, trustworthy as we at times are inclined to believe? "
4 " newcomer springs to mind. I decided my elegant style had something to do with it. I, a black teenager, wore a black suit with a white tie, baggy trousers, and my landlord’s grey winter coat. "
― Lawrence G. Taylor , Making Sense of Past Time
5 " I noticed some people of both sexes watching me along the way. Sometimes I can’t help but wonder what is going on in the minds of strangers staring at me. Another newcomer springs to mind. I decided my elegant style had something to do with it. I, a black teenager, wore a black suit with a white tie, baggy trousers, and my landlord’s grey winter coat. "
6 " Occasionally, there was talk of racial prejudice in the workplace or elsewhere. The men had spoken of their experiences with humour and without bitterness. There I stood silently in their midst, listening to their stories, and believing that my time would come to tell such stories. "
7 " The day I lost my job, self-degradation kicked in. I bought two bottles of red wine from the Off-License and went straight to my lodgings. Within an hour, I consumed a bottle of wine and made such a racket: laughing at my cynical jokes to others and singing like Nate King Cole. The homeowner wasn’t home, but some tenants became upset. "
