I take mentoring very seriously and I am on the board of an organization called Girls Write Now, where we match teen girls and writing mentors because it changes their lives.

What right did my father have to the details of my life? He squandered his chance to be the protective father. You can’t come rushing to the rescue six months later. I wasn’t a person to be saved only when it was a convenient time to swoop in.

It occurs to me that maybe a man can love his son only as much as he loves the mother.

I think the NAACP isn’t recognized enough for all of the work it does, especially in the field of law. They may have faded from view over the last couple of decades, but they are fighting the good fight.

I didn’t want a fresh start, but maybe a little breathing room would be nice.

Babies bring the love with them when they come.

I know who I married, too. You’re in me. When I touch you, your flesh communicates with my bones.

I like my mimosas like I like my men... transparent.

None of this proposing via billboard or at halftime at the Rose Bowl. Marriage is between two people. There is no studio audience.

You also have to work with the love you are given, with all of the complications clanging behind it like tin cans tied to a bridal sedan.