Putting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing. A journal is a great way to do that.
Pearl CleageSometimes you meet yourself on the road before you have a chance to learn the appropriate greeting. Faced with your own possibilities, the hard part is knowing a speech is not required. All you have to say is yes.
Pearl CleageIt is a dangerous time to be a black woman in America. Itโs a time when we are not safe in the streets or at home or at school or at work and nobody seems to be able to do anything about it. Nobody. Not us. Not our mommas. Not the police. Not the people we elected to look out for our interests. Nobody. Weโre just out here. (p.53)
Pearl Cleage