We can speculate. Last time I checked, the future doesn't take my advice.

I was surrounded by a lot of male writers of color who have this incredibly bizarre relationship to masculinity. It's like we were all mega-nerds but you would never know that if you listened to the way they talk about themselves.

Once someone gets a little escape velocity going, ain't no play in the world that will keep them from leaving.

I love the kookiness of our speech. Speech is like wonderful magic and poetry in itself. I've always had to crib a lot from what I've heard.

Motherfuckers will read a book that’s one third Elvish, but put two sentences in Spanish and they [white people] think we’re taking over.

I never hear white writers get asked, 'Do you worry about how you represent white people?'

Books are wonderful, but they aren't that powerful.