Love Is Or It Ain't.

...when The Little Boy Discovered, At Four, The Same Thing Mr. Smith Had Learned Earlier -- That Only Birds And Planes Could Fly -- He Lost All Interest In Himself.

I Really Think The Range Of Emotions And Perceptions I Have Had Access To As A Black Person And As A Female Person Are Greater Than Those Of People Who Are Neither.... So It Seems To Me That My World Did Not Shrink Because I Was A Black Female Writer. It Just Got Bigger.

When They Fall In Love With A City, It Is For Forever And It Is Like Forever.

The Isolation, The Separateness, Is Always A Part Of Any Utopia.

As You Enter Positions Of Trust And Power, Dream A Little Before You Think.