I've always been very private, maybe because I discovered my mother, who is a wonderful lady, is very emotional.

Love me like you'll never see me again.

A lot of people, they've been saying to me, oh don't get married. It ruins everything. And I'm like, damn.

The most important thing is to be proud of the work that you put into something, and put the ego aside.

I love the written word so much, I know it's gonna flow naturally.

I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I'm discovering who I am.

My mixed-race background made me a broad person, able to relate to different cultures. But any woman of colour, even a mixed colour, is seen as black in America. So that's how I regard myself.