I know something better is on the road for me.

He thrived with passion and compassion, humor and style. We had him whether we know who he was or did not know, he was ours and we were his.

Love is that condition in the human spirit so profound that it allows me to survive, and better than that, to thrive with passion, compassion, and style.

There is a kind of strength that is almost frightening in Black women. It's as if a steel rod runs right through the head down to the feet.

The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.

Take the blinders from your vision take the padding from your ears and confess you've heard me crying and admit you've seen my tears.

I agreed a long time ago, I would not live at any cost. If I am moved or forced away from what I think is the right thing, I will not do it.