"Black writers, of whatever quality, who step outside the pale of what black writers are supposed to write about, or who black writers are supposed to be, are condemned to silences in black literary circles that are as total and as destructive as any imposed by racism."

-- Audre Lorde

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“In other words, the man who is born into existence deals first with language; this is a given. He is even caught in it before his birth.”
“Happy Tuesday! Stay in the LIGHT. Hold onto positive things that elevate your spirit & be with positive people who make your life dance !”
“Rock and roll is commitment. Rock and roll is passion and spirit.”

Source : Twitter post from Mar 12, 2018
“When away from home always be like the kind of man you would care to take into your own home.”
“It's so much worse to regret something you never did. It's often worth running through your fears to their logical conclusion to help disperse them. One footnote - if life has taught me anything it's to trust the shy people. Popularity means a lot of people like you a bit, you have broad appeal. But who wants broad appeal? Interesting people are always a bit niche. Remember what Steven Patrick Morrissey said: "It takes guts to be gentle and kind.".”
“I think you have an obligation to share what you know as a writer.”

Source : "AT LUNCH WITH Ron Silver; Lights, Camera, Action! Ideas, Activism, Democracy!" by Todd S. Purdum, www.nytimes.com. December 29, 1993.
“We must not creep along when our souls cry out for us to soar!”
“My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the scripts that are offered me.”

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