Camille

“But she would not break her discipline to comfort herself in a shallow way. Would no more break discipline with her Self than she would her covenant with God.”
― Toni Cade Bambara, The Salt Eaters

“Then he say something that really surprise me cause it so thoughtful and common sense. When it come to what folks do together with they bodies, he say, anybody's guess is as good as mine. But when you talk about love I don't have to guess. I have love and I have been love. And I thank God he let me gain understanding enough to know love can't be halted just cause some peoples moan and groan.”
― Alice Walker, The Color Purple

“I don't give a damn if there's any hope for them or not. But I know that I am not about to be bugged by any more white jokers who still can't figure out whether I'm human or not. If they don't know, baby, sad on them, and I hope they drop dead slowly, in great pain.”
― James Baldwin, Another Country

“Don't make your daughter feel like she got to lay with who you want her to lay with, like you're some kind of pimp.”
― Tayari Jones, An American Marriage