I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female.
“I didn't start writing so that I could more deeply know myself. I was bored of myself, my life, my childhood, my hometown. I started writing as a way to know others, to get away from myself.”
“She divorced me August 10 of 2000, but she never was able to completely get rid of me. Don't ask me why.”