I could prove God statistically. Take the human body alone - the chances that all the functions of an individual would just happen is a statistical monstrosity.

I could prove God statistically.

I want roles without anger and feistiness. I want to show weakness and sadness, some love, some happiness.

I would say that IQ is the strongest predictor of which field you can get into and hold a job in, whether you can be an accountant, lawyer or nurse, for example.

I'm the luckiest broad on two feet, I'll tell you that. They say once a woman passes 40 she doesn't get any good parts, so I'm blessed.

When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

Writing has often been accompanied by terror, silences, and then wild bursts of private laughter that suddenly make all the dread seem worthwhile.

I don't have any structured grand plan; I just intend to keep writing about the things that interest me-some of which change, some of which don't.

I think Black intellectuals see too deeply. That's the problem. It's a cause of anxiety, because we see things differently.

A bag of bones can slip through small cracks in a crowd effortlessly.

I was always a very good student.

I know what you're thinking... and you oughtta be ashamed of yourself.