The greatest realities are physical and economic, all the subtleties of life come afterward.

I have beliefs, of course, like everyone-but I don't always believe in them.

Primarily, 'Black Girl/White Girl' is the story of two very different, yet somehow 'fated' girls; for Genna, her 'friendship' with Minette is the most haunting of her life, though it is one-sided and ends in tragedy.

This was before voice mail, recorded phone messages you can't escape. Life was easier then. You just didn't pick up the phone.

None of the rest of my life figures here.

It's where we go, and what we do when we get there, that tells us who we really are.

Getting the first draft finished is like pushing a peanut with your nose across a very dirty floor.