Raw, naked truth exchanged between the black man and the white man is what a whole lot more of is needed in this country - to clear the air of the racial mirages, cliches, and lies that this country's very atmosphere has been filled with for four hundred years.

Brown people wouldn't speak to someone who was black.

Tying the little folks with the older folks is a great and powerful tool to preserve and to protect the family and the individual.

My fondest hope is that 'Roots' may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall.

Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the reality is going to deal with you.

Never completely encircle your enemy. Leave him some escape, for he will fight even more desperately if trapped.

In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it.