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…

- Kristin Hunter

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…

- Kristin Hunter

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…

- Kristin Hunter

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

- Kristin Hunter

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.

- Kristin Hunter

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…

- Kristin Hunter

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

- Kristin Hunter

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

- Kristin Hunter

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

- Kristin Hunter