If culture was a railroad, I can see the tracks running from the Spirituals to the Hip Hop Nation.
Nikki GiovanniDon't want to be near you for the thoughts we share but the words we never have to speak.
Nikki GiovanniWe all have our muses. My grandmother and my mother are the people I write for. I'll never have to worry about who buys my work, or who likes it, and who doesn't. The people who I want to be proud of me already are.
Nikki Giovanni