A Peasant That Reads Is

The Love Of Writing Comes At A Very Early Age. For Me, For Instance, Comic Books So Affected Me. And A Lot Of People Who Come Up To Me And Start Talking About Writing, When I Start Talking To Them About The "fantastic Four," They Look At Me Aghast. They Say, "'the Fantastic Four?' That's Not Literature." I Say, "yeah, But It Was When I Was 11 Years Old." This Was Literature.

We Are Not Trapped Or Locked Up In These Bones. No, No. We Are Free To Change. And Love Changes Us. And If We Can Love One Another, We Can Break Open The Sky.

My Father Always Taught By Telling Stories About His Experiences. His Lessons Were About Morality And Art And What Insects And Birds And Human Beings Had In Common. He Told Me What It Meant To Be A Man And To Be A Black Man. He Taught Me About Love And Responsibility, About Beauty, And How To Make Gumbo.

I Believe That A Writer Has To Tell What They Think Is The Truth In A Human Experience. The Truth Of The Human Experience Cannot Escape The Political.

Every Day That We Wake Up Is A Good Day. Every Breath That We Take Is Filled With Hope For A Better Day. Every Word That We Speak Is A Chance To Change What Is Bad Into Something Good.