My work is a part of me and I know it. I have no reason to try to pick one part of me out from the rest. I only see my work, or rather I should say I see my work only telling my part of the human experience.

Violence is like money in the bank; it's only helpful if you don't have to use it.

If you're a writer, the answer to everything is yes.

Iife/personality must be taken as a total entity. All of your life is all of your life, and no one incident stands alone.

Black love is black wealth

I’m a big fan of history—applying the lessons as well as the joys and sadness. If we pay attention, we would see how we affect each other. In terms of time, we are not that far from one another. If we were to look back a century, it would seem like a long time; but, if we look at it by decades then it’s only 10 years, and by generations it’s only five.

I think speeches and fruit should always be fresh.