Who you are is a mystery no one can answer, not even you.

There's something to be said about a slightly plump person—you have just enough of too much.

the first step in claiming yourself is anger. You get mad. And you can't do anything before you get angry. And I recommend getting very angry to everyone, anyone.

What frustrates me is to see African-Americans behave as though what European-Americans say is worthwhile. It simply isn't. It's just some silly people who can make laws and have the power to enforce them. I'm often amazed at the conversations black people have about themselves. They ought to be having these conversations about white people. It's white people who are flawed and at fault.

No matter how happy I had been in the past I do not long for it. The present is always the moment for which I love.

I like cooking, but I think someone else ought to do the dishes.

When I write a book, I hope to be beyond mortal by the time I'm finished.