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Those who have something to say accept the fact that that's lonely. One already knows that there will be adversaries.

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We can be better, we can be wiser, we can be more kind. Yes we have to change. We have to grow up and stop acting like 10 years old. Yes there is much to do, much to see, much to go into.

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Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.

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If on Judgement Day I were summoned by St. Peter to give testimony to the used-to-be sheriff's act of kindness, I would be unable to say anything in his behalf. His confidence that my uncle and every other Black man who heard of the Klan's coming ride would scurry under their houses to hide in chicken droppings was too humiliating to hear. Without waiting for Momma's thanks, he rode out of the yard, sure that things were as they should be and that he was a gentle squire, saving those deserving serfs from the laws of the land, which he condoned.

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Self-pity in its early stage is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

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Black women have not historically stood in the pulpit, but that doesn't undermine the fact that they built the churches and maintain the pulpits.

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Achievement brings its own anticlimax.

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I make writing as much a part of my life as I do eating or listening to music.

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Moderation in all things. And even moderation in moderation. Don't get too much moderation, you know?

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Whining is not only graceless, but it can be dangerous. It can alert a brute that a victim is in the neighborhood.

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Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.

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Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So, to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise.

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I was raped when I was very young. I told my brother the name of the person who had done it. Within a few days the man was killed. In my child's mind--seven and a half years old--I thought my voice had killed him. So I stopped talking for five years.

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Shelter Network's programs and services are a rainbow in the clouds for homeless children and adults.

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If you do not like anything, alter it. If you can not change it, adjust your mindset. Will not complain.

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One of the problems we have as writers is we don't take ourselves seriously while writing; being serious is setting aside a time and saying if it comes, good; if it doesn't come, good, I'll just sit here.

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Being a woman is hard work.

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I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere.

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Time itself is an individual gift. It is wise to cherish it carefully and give it away generously.

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One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

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