I'm an old storyteller. I tell the story. It's about the story.

I am honest; I try to be truthful. I like people and wish us well. We are not always deserving of our own best wishes.

Some say we are responsible for those we love. Others know we are responsible for those who love us.

If I could come back as anything - I'd be a bird, first, but definitely the command key is my second choice.

Most of my books are a two-year project. I tend to follow my heart and my mind and research materials where they take me.

I appreciate and enjoy my age.

Style has a profound meaning to Black Americans. If we can’t drive, we will invent walks and the world will envy the dexterity of our feet. If we can’t have ham, we will boil chitterlings; if we are given rotten peaches, we will make cobblers; if given scraps, we will make quilts; take away our drums, and we will clap our hands. We prove the human spirit will prevail. We will take what we have to make what we need. We need confidence in our knowledge of who we are.