Racism will disappear when it's no longer profitable, and no longer psychologically useful. And when that happens, it'll be gone. But at the moment, people make a lot of money off of it, pro and con.

Like friendship, hatred needed more than physical intimacy; it wanted creativity and hard work to sustain itself

Unpersecuted, unjailed, unharrassed writers are trouble for the ignorant bully, the sly racist, and the predators feeding off the world's resources.

The body is ready to have babies. Nature wants it done then, when the body can handle it, not after 40, when the income can handle it.

They encouraged you to put some of your weight in their hands and soon as you felt how light and lovely it was, they studied your scars and tribulations.

I get angry about things, then go on and work.

You looking good." "Devil's confusion. He lets me look good long as I feel bad.