I would enjoy having dinner with the poet/playwright Derek Walcott.

I like people who take responsibility for their lives.

When we think of war, the tendency is to picture young soldiers only in their military roles. To a large extent this dehumanizes the soldiers and makes it easier for society to commit them to combat.

Looks to me like you've been making garbage for a while and dragging it with you. Now you need to get out of here, and that garbage is weighing you down.

We all think we're different, but when it comes around, we end up needing the same things. Somebody to love us. Somebody to respect us.

You cannot live this life anymore without the ability to read.

The idea of voluntary segregation went against every value I had been taught. What did being born black have to do with excellence?