Barbara Neely Quotes

No matter how old we get, life's always got a lesson for you. Most likely one you've learned ten times before.

I wanted to pay homage to working women because they are the bridge that got us over.' My work is about the people who are assumed not to have a worldview.

[On speaking of family secrets:] I don't know how you heal a wound and not let it get some air.

"Criminal justice" was a term she found more apt than it was meant to be.

For just once in my life, I'd like to get through a whole week without having to deal with some fool, white or black, who's got an attitude about the way I look.