Nelson Mandela is, for me, the single statesman in the world. The single statesman, in that literal sense, who is not solving all his problems with guns. It's truly unbelievable.

I wish I’d a knowed more people. I would of loved ‘em all. If I’d a knowed more, I would a loved more

Freedom is choosing your responsibility. It's not having no responsibilitie s; it's choosing the ones you want.

Sunk in the grass of an empty lot on a spring Saturday, I split the stems of milkweed and thought about ants and peach pits and death and where the world went when I closed my eyes.

The screams of a hurt woman were indistinguishable from everyday traffic.

What I'm doing ain't about hating White people. It's about loving us.

What difference do it make if the thing you scared of is real or not?