Laura Bruneau: Honey Sutton

Quotes 

• [Violet has just met Juanita, the first Negro she's ever seen] 

  Violet Bailey : Mommy, why is the lady's face all dirty?

  Honey Sutton : [exasperated]  Violet!

  Juanita Bascombe : [calmly]  And what would a little girl think if she's never seen colored folk before. You haven't, have you?

  [Violet shakes her head no] 

  Juanita Bascombe : It's not dirt, honey. It's me. See?

  [Juanita takes Violet hand to her face] 

  Juanita Bascombe : That's how I've been made.