“In her obsession, infatuation, love blindness - call it what you will - she gave of herself so as not to appear ungenerous, but especially to please. In giving, she was buying Gilbert's affections. He in turn would rarely put his hand in his pocket - metaphorically or otherwise - for anyone.” WomenInfatuationBoyfriendNeedy Women Book:A Brief History of Several Boyfriends: Stories Source: A Brief History of Several Boyfriends: Stories
“One of the worse things that could happen to a colored man was for him to be stranded by himself on a country road without a weapon.” Needy WomenDepression Years Book:Breaking Ice: an Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction Source: Breaking Ice: an Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction