We get so caught up in what a man isn't. It's what he is that counts.

- Gloria Naylor

Words themselves are innocuous; it is the consensus that gives them true power.

- Gloria Naylor

There is a problem in America. An Irish or Polish American can write a story and it's an American story. When a Black American writes a story, it's c…

- Gloria Naylor

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go... And a time to prepare to pick up the pie…

- Gloria Naylor

Not only is your story worth telling, but it can be told in words so painstakingly eloquent that it becomes a song.

- Gloria Naylor

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.

- Gloria Naylor

The music in his laughter had a way of rounding off the missing notes in her soul.

- Gloria Naylor

You can't teach talent. You can't put in what God left out - but you can teach confidence.

- Gloria Naylor

A loud voice is not always angry; a soft voice not always to be dismissed; and a well-placed silence can be the indisputable last word.

- Gloria Naylor