“i was'nt always black. there was this freckel that just grew and grew...”

“It isn't a matter of black is beautiful as much as it is white is not all that's beautiful. ”

“Old is always fifteen years from now.”

“Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.”

“No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal.”

“In spite of the six thousand manuals on child raising in the bookstores, child raising is still a dark continent and no one really knows anything. You just need a lot of love and luck - and, of course, courage.”

“YOU are a genius!... and I am a genius because I married you.”