Look at what's happening in this world. Every day there's something exciting or disturbing to write about. With all that's going on, how could I stop?

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Don't let anyone call you a minority if you're black or Hispanic or belong to...

Don't let anyone call you a minority if you're black or Hispanic or belong to...

When you love a man, he becomes more than a body. His physical limbs expand,...

When you love a man, he becomes more than a body. His physical limbs expand,...

Very early in life I became fascinated with the wonders language can achieve. And I...

Very early in life I became fascinated with the wonders language can achieve. And I...

A writer should get as much education as possible, but just going to school is...

A writer should get as much education as possible, but just going to school is...

What I'm fighting for now in my work... for an expression relevant to all manner...

What I'm fighting for now in my work... for an expression relevant to all manner...

Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home.

Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home.

We are each other's magnitude and bond.

We are each other's magnitude and bond.

I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker.

I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker.

I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I...

I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I...

I've always thought of myself as a reporter.

I've always thought of myself as a reporter.

Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will...

Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will...

When you use the term minority or minorities in reference to people, you're telling them...

When you use the term minority or minorities in reference to people, you're telling them...

Poetry is life distilled.

Poetry is life distilled.