The thing about black history is that the truth is so much more complex than anything you could make up.
“I've seen novels that have grown out of one story in a collection. But it hasn't occurred to me to take any of those stories and build on them. They seem very finished for me, so I don't feel like going back and dredging them up.”
“I wish I were supernaturally strong so I could put right everything that is wrong.”