Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood means to me, particularly given my medical history.

I'm used to getting up at 7, getting breakfast, getting the kids off to school, and doing the mommy thing and the wife thing and the daughter thing.

I need my career. That's what validates me.

I dont think being black has held me back at all. Being black makes you strong.

When you're away for a long time, tastes change, fans move on. You hate to think about it, but it's an ugly fact of life.

I'd love to be the political voice of my generation, but that's not my gift.

Time has nothing to do with the gifts that the gods give you; it's what you do.