Expecting anything, living frugally in surprise.

Progress' affects few. Only revolution can affect many.

The forest is the first cathedral. I felt that from the time I was a child. I credit my mother with that. I used to think it came from her Native-American side. Whichever it was, she instinctively connected with nature, and taught me that.

She say, Celie, tell the truth, have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show.

We will be ourselves and free, or die in the attempt. Harriet Tubman was not our great-grandmother for nothing.

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.

Writing about people helps us to understand them, and understanding them helps us to accept them as part of ourselves.