Life is accepting what is and working from that.

The right woman is the one you can live with, not the one in your head.

black isn't beautiful and it isn't ugly - black is! It's not kinky hair and it's not straight hair - it just is.

A myth is more powerful - and more lasting - than reality.

There is a problem in America. An Irish or Polish American can write a story and it's an American story. When a Black American writes a story, it's called a Black story. I take exception to that. Every artist has articulated to his own experience. The problem is that some people do not see Blacks as Americans.

Life is accepting what is and working from that.

Time is a funny thing. I was always puzzled with the way a single day could stretch itself out to the point of eternity in your mind, all while years melted down into the fraction of a second.