The slaves were simply turned loose without any property. They were easily recognizable. They were black. They were suddenly free to go exploring.
Revision is the heart of writing. Every page I do is done over seven or eight times.
I want to see children curled up with books, finding an awareness of themselves as they discover other people's thoughts. I want them to make the connection that books are people's stories, that writing is talking on paper, and I want them to write their own stories. I'd like my books to provide that connection for them.
Drawing is what you see of the world, truly see. . . And sometimes what you see is so deep in your head you're not even sure of what you're seeing. But when it's down there on paper, and you look at it, really look, you'll see the way things are. . . that's the world, isn't it? You have to keep looking to find the truth.
Anyone who has problems, or worries, anyone who laughs and cries, anyone who feels can write. It's only talking on paper. . . talking about the things that matter to us.
I myself was terrified during the Second World War. The war started when I was six, and I was so sure that we were going to be bombed and killed. My imagination is my biggest plus and my worst minus.
If you have a friend, things are better than if you didn't have a friend.
Yes, we do defend our office as we do defend our homes. This is a constitutional right everybody has, and nothing's funny about that. The only reason they get mad at the Black Panther Party when you do it is for the simple reason that we're political.
Too much reality can be a dazzle, a surfeit;Too close immediacy an exhaustion
Fault always lies in the same place: with him weak enough to lay blame.
Studies show that intelligent girls are more depressed because they know the world.