Word of the Day
Sensitive to the victimization of blacks throughout American history, whites tend to be reticent about criticizing them, especially on racial matters. -- Time Magazine, May 7, 1984
Musicians, and most especially Thelonious Monk tend not, as writers do, to write hundreds of letters sharing with intimates what is going on in their hearts or heads. A biography of Monk, perforce, has to rely on the not always reliable, often conflicting, memories of others. -- New York Times, October 15, 2009