“To my way of thinking, the slavery issue is just an excuse to allow some people to do hateful things and feel righteous about it.”

“You want people to take it seriously, but most people are still going to act like it's just some dumb thing you're doing and ask you about it in the way people do when they don't think you're ever going to finish what you started.”

“Writing is really a way of thinking--not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.”

“That is just the way with some people. They get down on a thing when they don't know nothing about it.”

“That is just the way with some people. They get down on a thing when they don’t know nothing about it.”

“If you are thinking about making some adjustments in you life to allow you to help change the world, my heartfelt recommendation is not to spend too much time thinking about it. Just dive in.”