I marvel at the many ways we, as black people, bend but do not break.
Just do a thing and dont talk about it. This is the great secret of success.
Our opinion of people depends less upon what we see in them, than upon what they make us see in ourselves
Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool's paradise, for only a fool will think that is happiness.
Happiness is not so much a feeling as it is an attitude
I try not to get analytical in the writing process. I try to just kind of keep the flow from my brain to my hand as far as the pen is concerned and go with the moment and go with my guts.
I was really glad to meet Jane Clark because it did give me an insight. I couldn't imagine what kind of woman she was. I was hugely impressed by her energy, straightforward nature and enthusiasm for life.