I write to tell the truth about the black condition as I see it. Therefore, I write to offer a black woman's view of the world.
Too long, the earth has been a madhouse!
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.
There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.
I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.
Everything is whole, complete and perfect as it is. There's nothing "wrong. " Everything is exactly the way it's supposed to be and it's not based on thoughts and logic. It's based on dreaming and feelings and emotions.
I wasn't ever good enough to be on the baseball team and that sort of stuff.
The joy of killing! the joy of seeing killing done - these are traits of the human race at large.
With the movies, people are not going to wait around. The deadline is a deadline. In publishing it's more a polite suggestion.