My mother, religious-negro, proud of having waded through a storm, is, very obviously a sturdy bridge that I have crossed over on.

Revolution begins with the self, in the self.

The most effective way to do it, is to do it.

[R]eappraise the past, re-evaluate where we've been, clarify where we are, and predict or anticipate where we are headed . . .

The job of the writer is to make revolution irresistible.