First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he should do is reach out his arms.

I marvel at the many ways we, as black people, bend but do not break.

...one of my motivating forces has been to recreate the world I know into a world I wish I could be in. Hence my optimism and happy endings.

I marvel at the many ways we, as black people, bend but do not break in order to survive. This astonishes me, and what excites me I write about. Everyone of us is a wonder. Everyone of us has a story.

Everyone of us is a wonder. Everyone of us has a story.

It is true that no one can harm the person who wears armor. But no one can help him either.

When you get up in the morning, you merely put on your clothes. When a colored man gets up in the morning, he puts on his armor.