"The beauty of the world is that it is always changing."

"I don't need a white person to tell me about my culture."

"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."

"We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives."

"She was a nice lady, a good mother. But she was a black woman. And she couldn't fly."