in Chapter 7, Stacey gives his new coat away to T.J. after T.J. makes fun of it and says that Stacey looks like a preacher while wearing it. Uncle Hammer lectures Stacey:
"If you ain't got the brains of a flea to see that this T.J. fellow made a fool of you, then you’ll never get anywhere in this world. It's tough out there, boy, and as long as there are people, there's gonna be...