Let me put it this way: when I read, I learned the world was not as small as my house. And that everybody in my home town was not representative of the way people in the world were raised. And that was what saved me.

I take what people feel and think, especially when it's different from, very seriously, and I find it liberating.

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

My stories are character driven.

I've got tons of irreplaceable information inside the soul of this computer.

don't sabotage your own greatness by succumbing to failure!

I'm more interested in interpersonal relationships - between lovers families, siblings. That's why I write about how we treat each other.