I am lonesome so regular it's like a job I gotta report to every day.

Truth is simply whatever you can bring yourself to believe.

I believe racism has killed more people than speed, heroin, or cancer, and will continue to kill until it is no more.

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

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.

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

The Black writer explains pain to those who inflict it.