Throughout her life she [Verna Dozier] was fond of quoting [Howard] Thurman's vision of God's desire for creation: 'A friendly world of friendly folk, beneath a friendly sky.'
— Cynthia L. Shattuck, Frederica Harris editors, Confronted by God: The Essential Verna Dozier by Verna Dozier, Cynthia L. Shattuck, editor, Frederica Harris Thompsett, editor