writing is a labor of love and also an act of defiance, a way to light a candle in a gale wind.

Some feminists feel that a woman should never be wrong. We have a right to be wrong.

A gift - be it a present, a kind word or a job done with care and love - explains itself!... and if receivin' it embarrasses you, it's because your 'thanks box' is warped.

Thoughts can hurt like real pain.

And realizing there is no such thing as the Black experience. Time and events allow for change on both sides.

The Black writer explains pain to those who inflict it.

I think women need kindness more than love. When one human being is kind to another, it's a very deep matter.