I Don't Very Often Read Novels.

I Knew What It Was To Be Uncomfortable In A Movie Theater Watching Unfolding On The Screen Images Of Myself - Not Me, But Black People - That Were Uncomfortable.

Okay Listen, You Think I'm So Inconsequential? Then Try This On For Size. All Those Who See Unworthiness When They Look At Me And Are Given Thereby To Denying Me Value - To You I Say, I'm Not Talking About Being As Good As You. I Hereby Declare Myself Better Than You.

I Had Learned Something Of Miami From People Who Had Visited There, So I Knew What To Expect.

I Was The Only Black Person On The Set. It Was Unusual For Me To Be In A Circumstance In Which Every Move I Made Was Tantamount To Representation Of 18 Million People.

If You Apologize Because You Are Afraid, Then You Are A Child Not A Man.