Any time your life is at stake and you can't find even one woman to come forward and say, 'This is a good man,' your problem isn't what kind of woman THEY are. Your problem is what kind of men YOU are.
Pearl CleageAs African-Americans, we often spend our time and energy blaming other people for the problems we see around us.
Pearl CleageI think it's hard to make a living as a writer, but I think it's hard to work at McDonald's too.... I think the commitment is to get up everyday and say, "I'm a writer, therefore what I'm supposed to do today is write." And to do that, and to do that and to do that.
Pearl Cleagea lot of brothers don't understand. When it comes to making love, reciprocity is everything.
Pearl CleageI think that theater is a unique way to communicate with people as they gather together with other people they may not even know. It creates a sense of shared community for the time of the performance that hopefully carries over into other aspects of the audience's life because they have shared this experience together.
Pearl Cleage