Life sometimes gives you a second chance.

For a person who grew up in the '30s and '40s in the segregated South, with so many doors closed without explanation to me, libraries and books said, 'Here I am, read me.' Over time I have learned I am at my best around books.

When I passed forty I dropped pretense, 'cause men like women who got some sense.

The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.

Won't it be wonderful when black history and native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just U.S. history.

I know that when I pray, something wonderful happens. Not just to the person or persons for whom I'm praying, but also something wonderful happens to me. I'm grateful that I'm heard.

When you know better you do better.