I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. |
I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some daily way, figure out how to see people differently than the way we were brought up to. |
I try to teach my heart not to want things it can't have |
I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television and just be savaged by stuff that belittles their intelligence. |
I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television and just be savaged by stuff that belittles their intelligence. |
I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television and just be savaged by stuff that belittles their intelligence. |
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful. |
In search of my mother's garden, I found my own. |
Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister. |
It is healthier, in any case, to write for the adults one's children will become than for the children one's ''mature'' critics often are. |
It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all. |
It seems our fate to be incorrect (look where we live, for example), and in our incorrectness stand. |
It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get from these older black women, that every soul is to be cherished, that every flower Is to bloom. |
Never be the only one, except, possibly, in your own home. |
No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow. |