I remember the day I turned thirty. I was getting out of the shower and I stood in front of the mirror and stared at myself for a long time. I examined every inch of my body and appreciated the fact that I finally looked like a grown woman. I also assumed that this was how I was going to look for the rest of my life. The way I saw it, I was never going to age; I'd just look up one day and be old.

life is like a jigsaw puzzle, you have to see the whole picture, then put it together piece by piece!

I don't trust white critics' judgment about most things that deal with black life, particularly when a black person is the creator.

We never thought some guy would deliberately fill our hearts with brown sugar and then pour hot water all over it.

I want to push the fast-forward button until I get back to happy.

I'm the only one who can stop me.. I'm the one who's been sitting at the stoplight all these years, waiting for the light to turn green.

I just believe that young people need to be able to learn how to write in their own voice. Just like a musician, you pride yourself on having your own distinct sound.