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

The boys think they can all be athletes, and the girls think they can all be singers. That's the way to fame and success. ...as a group blacks must give up their illusions.

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.

I hate, loathe, and despise Christmas. It's a time when single people have to take cover or get out of town.

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

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