Sexist language, racist language, theistic language - all are typical of the policing languages of mastery, and cannot, do not, permit new knowledge or encourage the mutual exchange of ideas.

Some Native American writers enjoy being called Native American writers.

Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader.

I don't wait to be struck by lightning and I don't need certain slants of light in order to be able to write.

Was it hard? I hope she didn't die hard.' Sethe shook her head. 'Soft as cream. Being alive was the hard part.

When you gone to get married? You need to have some babies. It’ll settle you.' 'I don’t want to make somebody else. I want to make myself.

Most of the really good literature I've read in my life was political, meaning it was important - about something going on in the history of the world - or contemporary.