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

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.

#HustleHard - Do what you got to do today so that you can have, be and do tomorrow what others can't have, be or do!

I need to listen well so that I hear what is not said.

Sometimes you can gradually improve things. But sometimes, they don't work, and you've just got to just say: Let's grind this baby to a halt.

You are the designer of your destiny; you are the author of your story.