“I remember integrating the all-white Yazoo City High School after my B...” — Mike Espy Quote

“I remember integrating the all-white Yazoo City High School after my Black school closed its doors. Teachers sprayed me with fire extinguishers, and I carried a stick to fend off attacks from fellow students.”

“All meat has germs. Always has and maybe always will.”

“President Barack Obama governed with dignity and effectiveness.”

“Most novelists I know went through a period of intense self-examination and self-loathing after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. I certainly did.”

“I do not like negative attacks.”

“Typically, terrorist attacks produce a rally-around-the flag effect as was the case after 9/11 and the huge outpouring of public support that then-President George W. Bush garnered.”