“Books are my guidance to other worlds, but they're also our way into empathy.”

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.”

“I think it's important to believe in yourself, even when you're going through hard times.”

“But something inside of me said, ‘This is not it...you've got too much to do, you're not done, yet, on this earth.”

“Black women are the biggest demographic of readers in America.”