Ywanarai Alexander

“Feel the fear. And, tell the truth to yourself.”
― Jenifer Lewis, The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

“I smiled a bit, thinking how meaningless rejection becomes as the years roll by.”
― Jenifer Lewis, The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

“Number one: the elevator to success is broken—take the stairs. Number two: it is when you’re hardest hit that you mustn’t quit. Number three: love yourself so that love will not be a stranger when it comes.”
― Jenifer Lewis, The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

“I felt sorry for myself. I knew I wasn’t a bad person, but it did not stop me from carrying on and being argumentative. I felt out of control of my behavior or blamed others for my treatment of them. I felt my brain was moving too rapidly and I was constantly chasing after myself. Except for Terry, nobody seemed to be on my side.”
― Jenifer Lewis, The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir