I've Spent My Whole Life In Chicago

There Are Things Coming From Me That I Felt I Wanted To Talk About. My Search For My Own Blend Of Spirituality, My Acknowledgement Of My Sexuality, My Being The Single Mother Of A Young Man.

I've Spent My Whole Life In Chicago Being Asked Where Am I From, So That I Have A Sense Of Displacement That Also Is Very Psychologically Disorienting.

Something About Giving Himself Over To A Woman Was Worse Than Having Lunch With The Devil.

You Know You Have That Zealousness Of The Young Person That Feels Like You Can Go Out And Do It All. You Know You Save The World, Save Your Gente, Save Women And Before You Know It If You Try To Do That You Will Burn Out Very Quickly. My Feeling Is That I Always Think That And My Advice To Young People Regardless Of What Times In These Decades We've Been Living In There's Always Work To Be Done. The Point Is What Can You Do Personally That You Can Live With So That You Can Get Up The Next Morning And Have The Strength To Start It All Over Again.

Poverty Has Its Advantages. When You're That Poor What Would You Have That Anyone Would Want? Except Your Peace Of Mind. Your Dignity. Your Heart. The Important Things.