Come to life

When I asked Brother Patterson if he believed that Big Cat killed Babycakes, he replied, "If I say yes, you'll ask me how do I know. If I say no, you'll ask me how do I know. That's why you're not black and dirt poor. You ask those questions. I know, we know, the community knows."

- Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor, by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh

I feel guilty for thinking the book has come to life in the final section, "Our Gang."