I was going to do something for the black man of South if it would cost my life.

Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.

Virtue knows no color line, and the chivalry which depends upon complexion of skin and texture of hair can command no honest respect.

I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by people around them. I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life who taught me about quiet strength and dignity.

Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity.

When you're through changing, you're through.