I would put books on par with chocolate, because a good book is delicious. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Most of my books are a two-year project. I tend to follow my heart and my mind and research materials where they… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
The catchword I use with my classes is: The authority of the writer always overcomes the skepticism of the reader. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
If you know what you're talking about, or if you feel that you do, the reader will believe you. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Poets can tell the truth as they see it. It’s the author’s story, the author’s voice. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
“Writers don't write from experience, although many are hesitant to admit that they don't. ...If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
[My] Books are like puppies and children: you love each one for different reasons. I don't actually have a favorite because, if… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
[To write poems] I think it's important to do research, and research mostly is going to come from books, so all of… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
The poet can only write the poems; it takes the reader to complete the meaning. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
It's not a ladder we're climbing, it's literature we're producing. . . . We cannot possibly leave it to history as a… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I am a big fan of the electronic book. I hate to see the old bookstores close, but they have to reinvent… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I just think she was a wonderful woman. What I think of when I think of Nina [Simone] is someone that I could relate… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
It's really just interesting to ask: why not? And see where that takes me. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I am ever fascinated by the human experience and by, actually, human beings. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
You do what you can with what you have. You have to work the edges whatever they are. The main thing is keeping your… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I’ve not learned the acceptable way of saying you fascinate me...I’ve not even learned how to say I like you without frightening people away- — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
ever been kidnapped by a poet if i were a poet i'd kidnap you put you in my phrases and meter… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Young people coming up who are having difficulty with their so-called celebrity need to get back into their lives. It's your life and you… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
[To become a poet] The most important thing is to pay attention. The next would probably be to read; it's so important to pay… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
daddy says the world is a drum tight and hard and i told him i’m gonna beat out my own rhythm — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
![“[My] Books are like puppies and children: you love each one for different reasons. I don't actually have a favorite because, if I were honest, I'm always more excited about what is coming.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/541/nikki-giovanni-1757_book_my-books-are-like-puppies-and-children-y_572840.jpg)
![“[To write poems] I think it's important to do research, and research mostly is going to come from books, so all of your reading is potentially helpful to your poetry.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e1e/nikki-giovanni-1757_book_to-write-poems-i-think-it-s-important-to_2575279.jpg)
![“I just think she was a wonderful woman. What I think of when I think of Nina [Simone] is someone that I could relate to, who didn't want anything from me, that could relate to me because I didn't want anything from her. It was nice.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4d5/nikki-giovanni-1757_nice_i-just-think-she-was-a-wonderful-woman-w_31454.jpg)
![“[To become a poet] The most important thing is to pay attention. The next would probably be to read; it's so important to pay attention. It keeps you from being bored, and I might add it keeps you from being boorish.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/27b/nikki-giovanni-1757_add_to-become-a-poet-the-most-important-thin_189198.jpg)
