This is really skin privilege, the ranking of color in terms of its closeness to white people or white-skinned people and its devaluation according to how dark one is and the impact that has on people who are dedicated to the privileges of certain levels of skin color.

Today is always here,' said Sethe. 'Tomorrow, never.

Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.

Love is divine only and difficult always.

Would it be all right? Would it be all right to go ahead and feel? Go ahead and count on something?

The habit of getting up early, which I had formed when the children were young, now became my choice. I am not very bright or very witty or very inventive after the sun goes down.

Some Native American writers enjoy being called Native American writers.