“In the summer of 1966, I went to Mississippi to be in the heart of the...” — Alice Walker Quote

“In the summer of 1966, I went to Mississippi to be in the heart of the civil-rights movement, helping people who had been thrown off the farms or taken off the welfare roles for registering to vote. While working there, I met the civil-rights lawyer I later married - we became an interracial couple.”

“I think 'The Color Purple' is so bursting with love, the need for connection, the showing of the need for connection around the globe.”

“As an elder of the Americas and of the rest of the planet, it is my responsibility to care for and protect, to the best of my ability, the young.”

“One other fact is significant: the domestic feasts and sacrifices of single families, which in David's time must still have been general, gradually declined and lost their importance as social circles widened and life became more public.”

“Interestingly, songs used to be short, then they became longer, and now they're getting shorter.”

“I was Donald Trump before Donald Trump became popular, so I think I should support him since we're one of the same cloth.”