Loneliness is random; solitude is ritual.

old habits are hard to break, but not impossible!

I think the black community is no different from any other community. We need to take responsibility for how we live together. We need to be personally responsible for keeping our streets clean, our schools safe, and our houses peaceful.

When I got to the end of this play, I realized I was trying to make Angel do something that had not been justified by the characters and by their story . . .. I kept trying to force it, but that doesn't work. So I had to come to terms with what it meant for me to create a character who doesn't triumph.

Domestic violence is the front line of the war against women.

a lot of brothers don't understand. When it comes to making love, reciprocity is everything.

I've never been to Paris. I don't like to fly!