"He left a trail of sawdust wherever he went"

"He left a trail of sawdust wherever he went" - Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead

"And if you get lost, just look for yourself"

"And if you get lost, just look for yourself" - Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead

"He shook the man's hand. Moist was the word"

"He shook the man's hand. Moist was the word" - Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead

"He knew how things worked again"

"He knew how things worked again" - Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead

"His body was somewhere it had never been before"

"His body was somewhere it had never been before" - Uncle Rock by Dagoberto Gilb

"For him the green of the field was a magic light"

"For him the green of the field was a magic light" - Uncle Rock by Dagoberto Gilb

"He was always too willing and nice, too considerate, too generous"

"He was always too willing and nice, too considerate, too generous" - Uncle Rock by Dagoberto Gilb

"Happiness might come the way of early morning"

"Happiness might come the way of early morning" - Uncle Rock by Dagoberto Gilb

"He never spoke anyway, so how could he have said anything wrong?"

"He never spoke anyway, so how could he have said anything wrong?" - Uncle Rock by Dagoberto Gilb

"And then he took one step closer"

"And then he took one step closer" - One Step Closer by Iain Rowan

"He wondered whether he had counted right"

"He wondered whether he had counted right" - One Step Closer by Iain Rowan

"There is nothing in his world but himself"

"There is nothing in his world but himself" - One Step Closer by Iain Rowan

"Life had moved on and left you behind floundering in its wake"

"Life had moved on and left you behind floundering in its wake" - One Step Closer by Iain Rowan

"I don’t think I have ever felt more alive, he thought"

"I don’t think I have ever felt more alive, he thought" - One Step Closer by Iain Rowan

"Your soul has become architecture"

"Your soul has become architecture" - Edgemont Drive by E. L. Doctorow

"Wherever I looked, I saw me"

"Wherever I looked, I saw me" - Edgemont Drive by E. L. Doctorow

"I've never stayed anywhere else for any length of time"

"I've never stayed anywhere else for any length of time" - Edgemont Drive by E. L. Doctorow

"But you know? Time is heartbreaking"

"But you know? Time is heartbreaking" - Edgemont Drive by E. L. Doctorow

"If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it"

"If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it" - Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

"You think I don't know how to walk when I want to walk?"

"You think I don't know how to walk when I want to walk?"- Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

"Come here. I want to show you something"

"Come here. I want to show you something" - Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

"I just want to get out alive and breathing"

"I just want to get out alive and breathing" - Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

"When night came he just sat, at the foot of a tree"

"When night came he just sat, at the foot of a tree" - Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

"It moves and changes from one kind of black to another"

"It moves and changes from one kind of black to another" - Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

"Some just empty. Some like fingers. And it don't stay still"

"Some just empty. Some like fingers. And it don't stay still" - Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

"There're five or six kinds of black. Some silky, some woolly"

"There're five or six kinds of black. Some silky, some woolly" - Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

"You think dark is just one color, but it ain't"

"You think dark is just one color, but it ain't" - The Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

"Through the blast of the gun and the picking of his pocket he slept like a baby"

"Through the blast of the gun and the picking of his pocket he slept like a baby" - The Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

"Look out, womens. Here he come. Huh!"

"Look out, womens. Here he come. Huh!" - Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

"He works quickly and with an air of extreme concentration"

"He works quickly and with an air of extreme concentration" - The TV by Ben Loory

"The man smiles when he sees that"

"The man smiles when he sees that" - The TV by Ben Loory