My Spec In A Man Quotes

We've searched our database for all the quotes and captions related to My Spec In A Man. Here they are! All 3 of them:

I LOST MY OWN BOY, Treelore, right before I started waiting on Miss Leefolt. He was twenty-four years old. The best part of a person’s life. It just wasn’t enough time living in this world. He had him a little apartment over on Foley Street. Seeing a real nice girl name Frances and I spec they was gone get married, but he was slow bout things like that. Not cause he looking for something better, just cause he the thinking kind. Wore big glasses and reading all the time. He even start writing his own book, bout being a colored man living and working in Mississippi.
Kathryn Stockett (The Help)
Ex ‘Fleet man?” “He was a full Commander, last I heard, sir.” “Interesting.” Falconer commented. “Get me his specs. If I have to take him aboard my ship, I want to know all about him.” She swallowed. “Yes sir.” Falconer returned his attention to Nordyke. “What’s their location?” “They’re about a week outside the Hermes system, Captain.” “Helm, set a course – best possible speed!” “Um – sir, we’re on conversion drive at the moment.” The helmsman reported. “I know, Linson – d’you think I’m senile?” “No, sir – I…” The young helmsman stammered. “I did say ‘best possible speed’, didn’t I?” “Yes, sir.
Christina Engela (Blachart)
I was once on a Tube train late at night when a young man sitting opposite pointed to his crotch and demanded, ‘What do you think of that?’ Thinking he might be showing me some interesting point in a book, I replied, ‘I’m sorry, I can’t see anything small without my specs.’ He fled at the next station and it was only when he got up that I realised he hadn’t been carrying a book at all.
Sandi Toksvig (The Chain Of Curiosity)