I Know That My Books Are Worthy,

Misery Don't Call Ahead. That's Why You Have To Stay Awake - Otherwise It Just Walks On In Your Door.

The Difference Between That Which Is Humane And That Which Is Patriotic Is A Vital Difference.

I Don't Do The Things Other People Call "play."

My World Did Not Shrink Because I Was A Black Female Writer. It Just Got Bigger.

I'm Interested In The Way In Which The Past Affects The Present And I Think That If We Understand A Good Deal More About History, We Automatically Understand A Great More About Contemporary Life.