You can't make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.

I write for young girls of color, for girls who don't even exist yet, so that there is something there for them when they arrive. I can only change how they live, not how they think.

We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.

The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one's appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.

I felt like it was time to set up my future, so I set a goal. My goal was independence.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.