One hates a person for the same reason one loves him

Much more than memoir; it's history.

Nobody does anything for one reason.

If you are born black, it is better to be born now than in any other time in United States history. My grandson is black. His life is a different life than if he had been born when I was born.

And out of a desire essentially to imitate what I was reading, I began to write, like a clever monkey.

Chimpanzees are endangered. Severely.

But on the other hand, I don't actively seek out stories or hunt them down.