Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it.

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.

The original crime of niggers and lesbians is that they prefer themselves.

It just seems clear to me that as long as we are all here, it's pretty clear that the struggle is to share the planet, rather than divide it.

I'm not being disrespectful of the medium; it's just not as important as the work that I actually do [books].

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.

Clearly older women and especially older women who have led an active life or elder women who successfully maneuver through their own family life have so much to teach us about sharing, patience, and wisdom.