Strong Women- Precious Jewels All- Their Humanness

When I Write, I Tend To Twist My Hair. Something For My Small Mind To Do, I Guess.

The Writer Has To Take The Most Used, Most Familiar Objects - Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs - Ball Them Together And Make Them Bounce, Turn Them A Certain Way And Make People Get Into A Romantic Mood; And Another Way, Into A Bellicose Mood. I'm Most Happy To Be A Writer.

The Woman Who Survives Intact And Happy Must Be At Once Tender And Tough.

I Not Only Have The Right To Stand Up For Myself, But I Have The Responsibility. I Can't Ask Somebody Else To Stand Up For Me If I Won't Stand Up For Myself. And Once You Stand Up For Yourself, You'd Be Surprised That People Say, "can I Be Of Help?".

I Write Because I Am A Black Woman, Listening Attentively To Her People.