I think all negotiations should take place at a round table and everybody should have to rotate counterclockwise once an hour so that even the perception of head of the table, or foot, are ritually obliterated.

What looks like crazy on an ordinary day looks looks a lot like love if you catch it in the moonlight.

Loneliness is random; solitude is ritual.

As African-Americans, we often spend our time and energy blaming other people for the problems we see around us.

Buying flowers is not just a way to bring home beauty. It's an expression of confidence that better days are coming. It's a defiant finger in the face of those naysayers who would have you believe your fortunes will never improve.

Sisterhood is a funny thing. It's easy to recognize, but hard to define.

Discomfort is always a necessary part of enlightenment.