“A woman must be nursed into subsistence by love, where a man can become stronger by being hated." - from 'Cows in Art Class”

“You see, love is strong. Stronger than hate even. Love is the only thing that can kill hate, nothing else. You see, hate destroys and that's why love is stronger. It builds. There is hope for all the colored people in this country while one white woman can love one colored man. Love keeps one alive. It makes you understan and fight...”

“Till it has loved, no man or woman can become itself.”

“A woman's love for a man is half animal passion and half hate. The more a woman loves a man, the more she hates him.”

“No woman ever hates a manfor being in love with her;but mainly a woman hates aman for being her friend.”

“It has become necessary for me to have this woman, so as to save myself from the ridicule of being in love with her: for to what lengths will a man not be driven by thwarted desire?”