The first book I wrote was The Bride Price which was a romantic book but my husband burnt the book when he saw it. I was the typical African woman I'd done this privately I wanted him to look at it approve it and he said he wouldn't read it.
Charm in most men and nearly all women is a decoration.
One is certain of nothing but the truth of one's own emotions.
One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.
The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society...
There is no corner too quiet, or too far away, for a woman to make sorrow...
I think 'Girls' is pretty brilliant....
I think 'Girls' is pretty brilliant.
A black feminist perspective has no use for ranking oppressions, but...
