249 Quotes by Darnell Lamont Walker

I’ve kept my life beautifully interesting by holding tight to the possibility that every dream I’ve ever had will come true.

I hate being a writer. i tend to stick my emotions in things that cannot reciprocate. I've become a whore for my craft.

adulthood is depressing. for me at least. i cried at the death of every illusion harder than i cried at the death of friends.

We have to care what someone thinks of us. We are incapable of seeing ourselves [sometimes].

If you give up on your dreams, let that crush you and destroy you, even if just a little, if your children are watching. Otherwise, when you're telling them that they must pursue theirs, they will look at you and say "you didn't and you're doing just fine.

An HBCU that is not inherently revolutionary is irrelevant.

An HBCU that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.An African American Studies class that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.

Some men will take you to the movies. Some will take you to the mountaintop.

I've been patient. I decided early on that I'd get where I needed to go if I just kept going. Some moves were intentional and sometimes I put my body on autopilot just to get through things. I enjoyed the views from the bottom and the views from the apex. And sometimes, I've winced at the views from both.I'm patient like every molecule of water - knowing it will eventually make it to the ocean.