"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. Unless it's bearing a story you told badly."

"I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. Unless you spill coffee on your white shirt, then it's just a bad day."

"I'm a Christian. I'm a black woman. I'm a writer. I'm a poet. I'm a dancer. I'm a singer. I'm a mother. I'm a grandmother. I'm a great-grandmother. I'm a friend. I'm a lover. I'm a fighter. I'm a surv…"