I Have Only To Break

Love Is Never Any Better Than The Lover.

Don’t Beg Anybody For Anything, Especially Love.

I Know What Every Colored Woman In This Country Is Doing... Dying. Just Like Me. But The Difference Is They Dying Like A Stump. Me, I’m Going Down Like One Of Those Redwoods. I Sure Did Live In This World.

Movements Toward Freedom And The Self-respect That Comes From Something Other Than What People Think Is Their Most Important Feature.

Long Before I Was A Success, My Parents Made Me Feel Like I Could Be One.