White supremacy is a black person telling the people of Baltimore to chill out and try peace, thinking they came up with that thought all on their own.

The sun might be God. God might not watch us at night.

I sometimes sit on my roof. Not to be closer to god. To be further from y'all.

There's an inexplicable joy that exists on a brown child's face and in the way they navigate their world long before they discover they're hated.

What you don't think about when you're planning for children is when you're going to teach them how not to be killed

An HBCU that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.An African American Studies class that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.

Sometimes our walls exist just to see who has the strength to knockthem down.

Undeniable chemistry and horrific timing. They love each other.

In her attempt to make me a good man, I made her a bad woman.

The relationship was perfect, but I hated everything about the person I became.

I'm silent when there is a war inside me. There's a need to keep the people outside intact.

People talk too much. Humans aren't descended from monkeys. They come from parrots.

When a man finds this kind of woman, he will go all out for her knowing that she will not be a letdown.

Coming together should be considered something positive for people and communities. When thoughts come together, that can be more positive than an individual thought.

Part of the creative process for me is an invitation for readers to follow their imagination.

For two years I watched my parents' lives wind to a close. This made me aware of old age as a one stage, the final one, of a long journey.

The Art of Vermeer must have been there on the morning of creation.

Never without a shilling in my purse.

...the pain that comes from loving someone who's in trouble can be profound.

The eyes are hungry but often satiated before they see.

Each exhale allows us to let go of the moment that has just passed.