In my work and in myself I reflect black people, women and men, as I reflect others. One day even the most self-protective ones will look into the mirror I provide and not be afraid.

My great-great-great-grandmother walked as a slave from Virginia to Eatonton, Georgia... It is in memory of this walk that I chose to keep and to embrace my "maiden" name, Walker.

I don't call myself a Buddhist. I'm a free spirit. I believe I'm here on earth to admire and enjoy it; that's my religion.

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 feel like to be where you need to be - where you know you need to be - is such a high. What could be better?

I think the War on Terror is really absurd, especially coming from a country that is founded on terrorism.

It has been proved that the land can exist without the country - and be better for it; it has not been proved ... that the country can exist without the land.