"Racism is a distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you from thinking you’re not good enough or that you’re not worthy."

"The future is here. It's just not evenly distributed yet."

"I think of myself as an American writer. I don't think of myself as a Black writer."

"It is not the job of the artist to provide answers, but to ask questions."

"I think that's the most important thing, to be yourself."