The boys think they can all be athletes, and the girls think they can all be singers. That's the way to fame and success. ...as a group blacks must g….

I marvel at the many ways we, as black people, bend but do not break in order to survive. This astonishes me, and what excites me I write about. Ever….

First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he should do is reach out hi….

it is amazing how all our paths of rebellion tend to lead us straight back home..

I sometimes think humor and satire are more effective techniques for expressing social statements than direct comment..

...I have wanted to believe people could make their dreams come truethat problems could be solved. However, this is a national illness. As Americans,….

I have never felt a placard and a poem are in any way similar..

I marvel at the many ways we, as black people, bend but do not break..

The most amazing thing about little children ... was their fantastic adaptability..

I don't see black people as victims even though we are exploited. Victims are flat, one- dimensional characters, someone rolled over by a steamroller….

I hate, loathe, and despise Christmas. It's a time when single people have to take cover or get out of town..

It is true that no one can harm the person who wears armor. But no one can help him either..

Everyone of us is a wonder. Everyone of us has a story..

...one of my motivating forces has been to recreate the world I know into a world I wish I could be in. Hence my optimism and happy endings..

Writing is harder than anything else; at least starting to write is..

When you get up in the morning, you merely put on your clothes. When a colored man gets up in the morning, he puts on his armor..