As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them.

Everybody is worth everything.

I live in an atmosphere of music.

Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.

The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself. If we don't have that we never grow, we never learn, and sure as hell we should never teach.

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.

Home is a refuge not only from the world, but a refuge from my worries, my troubles, my concerns. I like beautiful things around me. I like to be beautiful because it delights my eyes and my soul is lifted up.