She smiled a little bit. "Most of us has a desire to mind other folks' business,” she said. "That's the child in you, Butter, not the man.”. (James McBride (writer))

She smiled a little bit. "Most of us has a desire to mind other folks' business,” she said. "That's the child in you, Butter, not the man.”.

James McBride (writer)

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