The Minute You Understand Racism, You're Responsible

You Can't Know What A Book Is About Until The Very End. This Is True Of A Book We're Reading Or Writing.

Gospel Singing ... Is The Rawest, Sweetest, Uninhibited And Exquisite Sounds A Person Can Make Or Hear. It Isn't Music, It's An Entire Experience You Feel And Live. A Sound To Rise You Up Again.

When I Work On A Book, I Usually Start With A Question. And I Don't Sit Around And Go "i Need To Write A Book. What's A Good Question?" It Will Be A Question That's Just Clanging Around In My Head.

I Do Love To Eavesdrop. It's Inspirational, Not Only For Subject Matter But For Actual Dialogue, The Way People Talk.

But Paper And Ink Have Conjuring Abilities Of Their Own. Arrangements Of Lines And Shapes, Of Letters And Words On A Series Of Pages Make A World We Can Dwell And Travel In.