A staple of my personality is that I want what I want - and Im willing to do without until I get it.

I love writing about black women, but if you go beyond that, we're human beings - and because we're human beings, it's universal for everybody.

We still have a lot of work to do in American culture. More open-mindedness is happening - in some cases rapidly, in some, slowly.

Thank you for seeing me on the days when I couldn't see myself.

I think pregnancy, like life, is what you make it. I received a good hand. I'm thankful and blessed and so peaceful and can't wait to welcome my son.

We are the authors of our destinies. No one can see the vision any clearer, believe in and work any harder to make it a reality more than the visionary.

I grew up asking for everything under the sun for Christmas, but I knew I wasn't going to get it all.

If you look at romantic comedies as pieces of commerce, the audience is looking for wish fulfillment.

Paintings! They're like TV, but they don't move.

Sometimes they're nothing, sometimes they're something, sometimes there's a connection that years later may show up. All of this information is useful.

Christians and Muslims share the belief that they are the fortunate recipient of the final God message.

If you watch my movie, you understand I am perverse and weird and angry and not looking to direct a film that ends with a bunch of teenagers exploding into glitter.

Pure Christianity and serious godliness fear not the scrutiny of a free thought, but despise the impotent malice of a prejudiced one.

As far as I can tell, dumping soda on people is the equivalent of ‘Hi, it’s nice to meet you’ in this part of the world. Frankly, I think standard greetings work better, but what do I know?

The person who cannot laugh is not only ready for treason, and deceptions, their whole life is already a treason and deception.