Failure is but the longer road to triumph.

Walking out in the middle of a funeral would be, of course, bad form. So attempting to walk out on one's own was beyond the pale.

If you truly must obey your mistress. If you truly must have revenge, then you can start with me. But if you choose to follow your own path, well you can start that with me too if you like.

Could it really be this easy to land a handsome man? If so, why didn't I try it ages ago?

The conversation limped along this line of thought much like a zombie: lifeless and mindless and making a jelly of whatever healthy brains were within its reach.

We're so accustomed to laughing. It's harder for us when the time comes that we can't laugh.

The world turns on our every action, and our every omission, whether we know it or not.

The fact is: I no longer believe in my own infallibility. That is why I am lost.

. . . no Black woman can become an intellectual without decolonizing her mind.

Some people never see the light Till it shines thru bullet holes.

My journals were a clearing house - a garbage can. Once I was writing seriously, I understood that this was the stuff that didn't belong in my work.

I consider myself a very lucky man indeed.

Design is a response to social change.

I've been in love with my best friend and not been able to tell that person.

Sometimes, unfortunately, when we make choices there are consequences but, ultimately, the longer we keep things down and hold them secret, the longer the enemy can use them against us.