Original Article: http://dartreview.com/archives/2004/06/11/the_quotable_shelby_grantham.php
Friday, June 11, 2004
On Geography: "We don't think of Egypt as Africa."
On Literacy: "I can't read male authors anymore."
On Flushing Toilets: "Building codes are designed to support the unsustainable American lifestyle."
On Roughing It: "I have to ride a bus down to Washington D.C. to demonstrate against the occupation of Iraq. That's just not comfortable."
On Tax Cuts: "Animals don't know the rules of economics."
On Racism: "Only white people can be racist."
On Waldo: "Where were all of the pictures of his [William Penn's] slaves?"
On Houseguests: "I had a problem with a big black man sleeping in my bed."
On Housekeeping: "Grantham, you never change the sheets when white people sleep in your bed."
On Racism: "White culture is racism. It's based on hate."
On Society: "We're uncomfortable talking about money in this culture."
On the Rustic Life: "I have $15 in the bank."
On Walker's The Color Purple: "I think from this we have to respect the legitimacy of same-sex relationships."
On the Plight of the Lobster "I've got to do something about it, I'm not sleeping at night."
On Story-Telling: "Feel free to tell me, 'Grantham, you don't know what you're talking about.'"