Black love is Black wealth and they'll probably talk about my hard childhood and never understand that all the while I was quite happy

Once you know who you are, you don't have to worry anymore.

School should be eleven months of the year.

[To write poems] I think it's important to do research, and research mostly is going to come from books, so all of your reading is potentially helpful to your poetry.

A white face goes with a white mind. Occasionally a black face goes with a white mind. Very seldom a white face will have a black mind.

The catchword I use with my classes is: The authority of the writer always overcomes the skepticism of the reader.

War is not a jobs program.