i am a woman and a poem. – visceral

the worstthing that ever happenedtothe worldwasthe white man coming across gun powder.–– the end of the world | the beginning of white supremacy

as a childthere was eitherbooksorpain.i chose books.-how i became a writer

there is no healthier drug than creativity.

he was so beautiful because when he held her he was not concerned with ‘being a man.’ ‘being a man’ had nothing to do with this. these flowers pouring from his chest. – weightless

the thing you are mostafraid to writewrite that-- advice to young writers

there is you and you.this is a relationship.this is the most important relationship.

healingbeginsthe momentyouwant it to

we are houses eaten by rivers because we do not know their smell.

the rain in this room is low and thickand undressing my heart through the air. – intimacy

To find the magnificence of life, count your blessings.

Is that what makes me sad? The eagerness and belief that filled me then and exacted a pledge from life that life could never fulfill?

Over the years most of my peers had come to hate me—I never understood why. I guess I was just different and, like dogs, they could smell it. So I never had many friends.

That's one of my pet peeves. People always want to put something into a category - this one or that one. You know, a great song is a great song.

Remember that life develops what it demands - the toughest path creates the strongest warrior. Pray not for a lighter load, but for stronger shoulders.

I was just sick of being fat, you know? You get sick of it. It just really, it's a tiring lifestyle to have.

If you want to get an education in how to get a story and how to survive, then get a street reporter job in New York City.

Don't get the green disease of envy. Don't be fooled by success and money. Don't let anything come between you and your work.

An initiative was essentially led by civil society because the policy of the government was that Africans must not be taught to graze in pastures which were reserved for the main white group.

A vampire may play with his food, but he never sets it free.