I sustain myself with the love of family.

Having courage does not mean we are unafraid.

You can't forgive without loving. And I don't mean sentimentality. I don't mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, 'I forgive. I'm finished with it.'

Intelligence always had a pornographic influence on me.

The best comfort food will always be greens, cornbread, and fried chicken.

The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance.

I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.