“In this era, soul is not a sound or a color: it's an intention.” — India Arie Quote

“In this era, soul is not a sound or a color: it's an intention.”

“You wash your hands when you shake a bunch of hands. You have to wash your energy when you're around people. It's hard for me to say self-care is washing, although I think it is. So I made music for self-care. That's what it's for.”

“Saying things on paper that I would never, ever say, and saying things to myself, admitting things to myself, about myself and my personality, just putting it on paper, is how I deal with emotional pain.”

“My entire life, I've had one mission to prove. It doesn't matter what your name is. It doesn't matter where you're from. It doesn't matter what the color of your skin is. All that matters is what's in your heart.”

“I dream in color.”

“The problems faced by writers of color are analogous to the problems face by women writers.”