I had assumed that the Earth, the spirit of the Earth, noticed exceptions-those who wantonly damage it and those who do not. But the Earth is wise. It has given itself into the keeping of all, and all are therefore accountable.

Curiosity is my natural state and has led me headlong into every worthwhile experience (never mind the others) I have ever had.

There are those who believe Black people possess the secret of joy and that it is this that will sustain them through any spiritual or moral or physical devastation.

But it ain't easy, trying to do without God even if you know he ain't there, trying to do without him is a strain

I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television and just be savaged by stuff that belittles their intelligence.

We writers - we're the snowflakes of the literary world. We each have our own shape.

the world has changed: it did not change without your prayers without your faith without your determination to believe in liberation and kindness; without your dancing through the years that had no beat.