A writer needs certain conditions in which to work and create art. She needs a piece of time; a peace of mind; a quiet place; and a private life.
Margaret WalkerRacism is so extreme and so pervasive in our American society that no black individual lives in an atmosphere of freedom.
Margaret WalkerYou is born lucky, and it's better to be born lucky than born rich, cause if you is lucky you can git rich, but if you is born rich and you ain't lucky you is liables to lose all you got.
Margaret WalkerWhen I was about eight, I decided that the most wonderful thing, next to a human being, was a book.
Margaret Walker