Now, Everything I Do, I Do Because

In Law School They Teach You That Everything Is A Contract; Well, In Poetry Everything Is A Narrative.

Being Black And Poor Is, I Think, Radically Different From Being Anything Else And Poor. Poor, To Most Blacks, Is A State Of Mind. Those Who Accept It Are Poor; Those Who Struggle Are Middle Class.

I Don't Have A Life-style, I Have A Life.

I Am Proud Of The Hip Hop Generation. They Are Good Business People And, Actually, Good People. It's Strange That The Only Time The Major Press Talks About Them Is When Someone Gets Killed Or Does Drugs Or Something; Yet These Are The Same Press People Who Made Heroes Out Of The Mafia And Other Crooks, You Know.

I Think Speeches And Fruit Should Always Be Fresh.