I think the black community is no different from any other community. We need to take responsibility for how we live together. We need to be personally responsible for keeping our streets clean, our schools safe, and our houses peaceful. — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
Most of us, I think, are conscious of history swirling around outside the door, but when we're in the house, we're usually not dealing with history. We're not thinking about history. — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
It is a dangerous time to be a black woman in America. It’s a time when we are not safe in the streets or… — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
“what looks like crazy on an ordinary day looks a lot like love if you catch it in the moonlight!” — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
We danced too wild, and we sang too long, and we hugged too hard, and we kissed too sweet, and howled just as loud… — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
I truly love the rehearsal process, those eight hours a day! I really love actors. — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
If you don't annoy your big sister for no good reason from time to time, she thinks you don't love her anymore. — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
That's why I love being a writer. My imagination can take me places I may never see except in my mind's eye. — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to show them what they want to see in order to get them to show you who they really are. — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
Buying flowers is not just a way to bring home beauty. It's an expression of confidence that better days are coming. It's a defiant… — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the contradictions in their lives are so intense they seem manufactured for teaching life lessons, but it's hard to keep up with what… — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
“em,” she said softly. “That guy with the sexy voice told ’em to get ready” — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
