The most amazing thing about little children ... was their fantastic adaptability.

The most amazing thing about little children ... was their fantastic adaptability.

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.

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.

I sometimes think humor and satire are more effective techniques for expressing social statements than direct comment.

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

...I have wanted to believe people could make their dreams come truethat problems could be solved. However, this is a national illness. As Americans, we believe all problems can be solved, that all questions have answers.