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Journal 064. Series II. June-August 1962, Page 001.
“A month down from yesterday to my birthday, too many years to count them. Many things to thank God for - the different year that is past, the health of my precious children, the love of my other loved ones
But as usual mayers, a life of grace, and spiritual concerns are my passions and obsession. Something God remorse near but that complete satisfaction that I yearn and love for seems up to just a mist breath away.
Last sunday of communion in the morning and a graduation speech. Blueprint for a good life, the Holy Ghost high Dehovl in the evening.
Perhaps I am very near the wonderful Kingdom of God hell I need to pray so hard and I hope for prayers from anyone who is in accord. My circle of friends nervous only to those who understand what this life …”
Journal 076, Page 002. Series II. May-June 1965.
“First I would say that the book is in the traditional, representational form of the novel with a connected story plausible situations fairly realized major characters. It is designed to be the story of a Negro woman born a slave in the backwoods of Georgia. It is her life until she is approximately 33 years old. The story is divided into three parts-Ante-bellum years, the Civil War years, and five years of Reconstruction and Reaction. This is a Bildungsroman-or a novel of education. What does Vyry learn? She learns fortitude, patience, human compassion, faith in the goodmen of the future, religious faith with God as order in the universe. She recognizes that all men are basically evil and capable of violence, murder, and hatred-but she learns that love is the key to happiness and peace. She learns industry, thrift, and faithfulness to duty. Is this a political novel- no, nor essentially, it is an historical novel- a novel of social change in great crisis and social revolution-the watershed- of the 19th century- in America the Civil War- Industrial revolution forcing a book ahead to the 20th century.”
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