Feminism Is To Sexism What Black Nationalism

The Problem With Knowing Is That It Takes Away The Possibility Of Pretending!

Any Time Your Life Is At Stake And You Can't Find Even One Woman To Come Forward And Say, 'this Is A Good Man,' Your Problem Isn't What Kind Of Woman They Are. Your Problem Is What Kind Of Men You Are.

It Is A Dangerous Time To Be A Black Woman In America. It’s A Time When We Are Not Safe In The Streets Or At Home Or At School Or At Work And Nobody Seems To Be Able To Do Anything About It. Nobody. Not Us. Not Our Mommas. Not The Police. Not The People We Elected To Look Out For Our Interests. Nobody. We’re Just Out Here. (p.53)

Loneliness Is Black Coffee And Late-night Television; Solitude Is Herb Tea And Soft Music.

When I Got To The End Of This Play, I Realized I Was Trying To Make Angel Do Something That Had Not Been Justified By The Characters And By Their Story . . .. I Kept Trying To Force It, But That Doesn't Work. So I Had To Come To Terms With What It Meant For Me To Create A Character Who Doesn't Triumph.