I want to fly! I want to touch the sun!" "Finish your eggs first.

A woman who is willing to be herself and pursue her own potential runs not so much the risk of loneliness, as the challenge of exposure to more interesting men - and people in general.

Though it be a thrilling and marvellous thing to be merely young and gifted in such times, it is doubly so - doubly dynamic - to be young, gifted and black.

One cannot live with sighted eyes and feeling heart and not know and read of the miseries which affect the world.

The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.

There is always something left to love. And if you haven't learned that, you ain't learned nothing.

Never be afraid to sit a while and think.

I care. I care about it all. It takes too much energy not to care.

Do I remain a revolutionary? Intellectually -- without a doubt. But am I prepared to give my body to the struggle or even my comforts? This is what I puzzle about.

This is one of the glories of man, the inventiveness of the human mind and the human spirit: whenever life doesn't seem to give an answer, we create one.

The grim possibility is that she who 'hides her brains' will, more than likely, end up with a mate who is only equal to a woman with 'hidden brains' or none at all.

Let strength & wisdom carry you forward beyond the limited horizons — you may have once envisioned.

I used to play ultimate Frisbee, and I just got a reputation for making popcorn at parties. I don't mean to brag on myself, but I make the popcorn in the pot, and it comes out fine every time.

If you want to know what you were conditioned to believe as a child, look at how you treat yourself now.

The medium is secondary to the stories.

You may just miss an awesome ride if you only look at happiness as a destination.

A good novelist loves all of his characters, he lives in them, even in those who commit or must commit terrible acts.

If you feel like loving me, if you've got the notion, I second that emotion.

I'm a micro-celebrity, about as small a celebrity as you can be.

A writer should always have some profession which brings him into close contact with the reality's of life.