This journey has always been about reaching your own other shore no matter what it is, and that dream continues.

Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.

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.

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

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