My Dream Was I Was Going To

You Meet All Kinds Of People That Help Put Life In Perspective And Turn The Horror Into Some Kind Of Lesson Or Avenue Of Awakening That Lives With You All Your Days.

You Have To Learn How To Be Married. You Have To Learn To Love Somebody.

We Both Grew Up In The Atmosphere Of Struggle, Both Ossie And Me, ... I Come Out Of Harlem And Harlem Comes Out Of Me - Wailing Police Sirens And Street Parties, Rumors And Landlords, That Cultural, Spiritual Scene. And Ossie Came Up From The South, Where Struggle And Dying Were Part Of Everyday Life. That Is Who We Are.

The World Has Improved Mostly Because Unorthodox People Did Unorthodox Things. Not Surprisingly, They Had The Courage And Daring To Think They Could Make A Difference.

I Don't Want To Have My Children Have To Get Dressed Up To Go Out To Say Good Morning And Deserve To Live Among Some Other People. I Want To Be Able To Be Free And Take For Granted That My Neighbors Like Me And I Like Them.