I Get Angry About Things, Then Go

The Idea Of A Wanton Woman Is Something I Have Inserted Into Almost All Of My Books. An Outlaw Figure Who Is Disallowed In The Community Because Of Her Imagination Or Activity Or Status - That Kind Of Anarchic Figure Has Always Fascinated Me. And The Benefits They Bring With Them, In Spite Of The Fact That They Are Either Dismissed Or Upbraided - Something About Their Presence Is Constructive In The Long Run.

I Merged Those Two Words, Black And Feminist, Because I Was Surrounded By Black Women Who Were Very Tough And And Who Always Assumed They Had To Work And Rear Children And Manage Homes.

If There's A Book You Really Want To Read, But It Hasn't Been Written Yet, Then You Must Write It.

A Dream Is Just A Nightmare With Lipstick.

Me And You, We Got More Yesterday Than Anybody. We Need Some Kind Of Tomorrow.