It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get from these older black women, that every soul is to be cherished, that every flower Is to bloom.

I don't know nothing, I think. And glad of it.

Decide that you know what you think is good for you and go ahead and do it.

I continue to care for President Obama and for his family. I think that in many ways they are very courageous people, and I honor that, because I know what it means to live as a black person in a racist America.

Guided by my heritage of a love of beauty and a respect for strength - in search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

A grown child is a dangerous thing.

I realized I was a country person - I'm just not used to small spaces.