What was your greatest challenge? Staying alive as a business, staying ahead of the game, and melding my business life with my personal life.

Toughness is a good thing, yet it is considered good only in men. When a woman is tough, men can't stand it. I like being tough and smart.

Don't try to be all things to all people. Concentrate on selling something unique that you know there is a need for, offer competitive pricing and good customer service.

They call what we went through a problem, an experience, a dream… but we know that it’s much more than that.

-You dressed me like a woman-I did-It was insulting-Only if you think a woman is lesser than man.-Aren't they?-A woman saved your life

Every life deserves a certain amount of dignity, no matter how poor or damaged the shell that carries it.

A dynamic economy begins with a good education.

In all my novels, I deal with the many problems and prejudices which exist for Black people in Britain today.

There are times when God leaves huge question marks as tools in our lives to stretch our our faith.

Wilderness is not defined by the absence of certain activities, but rather by the presence of certain unique and invaluable characteristics.

If it has a use it isn't art.

When I was at college there were two things I vowed I'd never do. One was go to a funeral and the other was deal with computers. And then I ended up being a computer programmer in a morgue.