“I grew up in Indianapolis, Ind., then a conservative, provincial city....” — Darryl Pinckney Quote

“I grew up in Indianapolis, Ind., then a conservative, provincial city. Anglophilia was the first foreign language I was exposed to. Or maybe it was a way of one-upping the local white people. Or maybe it was an early manifestation of homohood.”

“After Reconstruction, black newspapers evolved from being a propaganda arm into a kind of opposition press, because even the friends of former slaves had their fears.”

“I had a lot of notes and fragments and observations that never amounted to anything. After the Wall had gone down, so many people were writing about Berlin, I didn't have the same urgency or feel enough authority.”

“Reagan's approach will achieve one of the basic goals of the conservative: Things remain basically the same. The rich stay rich and the poor stay poor, or even a little poorer.”

“I am a conservative and proud of it.”

“I'm not a liberal or conservative journalist, I'm saying conservative-owned media corporations seem to be treated differently.”