Shakespeare Must Be A Black Girl.

I Did What I Knew.. When I Knew Better, I Did Better

When I Passed Forty I Dropped Pretense, 'cause Men Like Women Who Got Some Sense.

I Agree With Balzac And 19th-century Writers, Black And White, Who Say, 'i Write For Money.' Yes, I Think Everybody Should Be Paid Handsomely; I Insist On It, And I Pay People Who Work For Me, Or With Me, Handsomely.

I Have Need Of A Friend. There Is One And Only One Who Will Give The Air From His Failing Lungs For My Body's Mend. And That One Is My Love.

Take A Day To Heal From The Lies You've Told Yourself And The Ones That Have Been Told To You.