...no Woman Can Love A Weak Man

Loneliness Is Black Coffee And Late-night Television; Solitude Is Herb Tea And Soft Music. Solitude, Quality Solitude, Is An Assertion Of Self-worth, Because Only In The Stillness Can We Hear The Truth Of Our Own Unique Voices.

...freedom Can Be A Full-time Job If You Let It.

I Think That Theater Is A Unique Way To Communicate With People As They Gather Together With Other People They May Not Even Know. It Creates A Sense Of Shared Community For The Time Of The Performance That Hopefully Carries Over Into Other Aspects Of The Audience's Life Because They Have Shared This Experience Together.

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)

You Can't Know The Meaning Of The Lesson Until Class Is Over!