"I Miss Redd Foxx" by Mark Evanier"

“Music played a large role in the survival of the black people in America — that and a sense of humor that just couldn't be enslaved.”

“We were poor. If I wasn't a boy, I wouldn't have had nothing to play with.”

“If you can see the handwriting on the wall … you're on the toilet.”

“My first wife, I'll never forget her — and I've tried.”

“Love. Hygiene. That's the important thing. Hygiene. The toughest thing in the world: have to turn to your mate one night and say: "You gotta wash your ass!" Shit. Knowing how difficult it is, I said it for you : You Gotta Wash Your Ass.”