“It would have been easier to have a male protagonist, but I didn't wan...” — Christopher Darden Quote

“It would have been easier to have a male protagonist, but I didn't want people to assume that Nikki Hill was me in her entirety because a lot of people just don't like me and I don't think they would be interested in reading about me, even in the fictional context.”

“I suppose that one of the reasons I wrote 'In Contempt' was because of the money. After the trial I came to realize that there were things that I needed to do if I was to protect myself and my family, so there were some selfish reasons for it.”

“How many straight men maintain inappropriately intimate relationships with their mothers? How many shop with them? I want a gay son. People laugh, but they assume I'm kidding. I'm not.”

“Those who read the fiction assume that, because I'm also a historian, I know what I'm talking about.”

“Financially, people always assume you're good when you're a rapper.”