“The world was hers for the reading.”— Betty Smith Related Quotes “At times we are the worst racist enemies of our black selves.”— Gloria D. Gonsalves “I tried to do it all myself: be mommy and camp counselor and art teacher and prereading specialist (and somehow, in my off-hours, to do my own work). I tried my absolute best. And like so many of the moms around me, I started to go a little crazy.”— Judith Warner “Otulissa swelled up to twice her normal size. ‘Well, SPRINK ON YOUR SPRONK!”— Kathryn Lasky