My mother, religious-negro, proud of having waded through a storm, is, very obviously a sturdy bridge that I have crossed over on. — Toni Cade Bambara Copy Share Image
... in a capitalist society a man is expected to be an aggressive, uncompromising, factual, lusty, intelligent provider of goods,and the woman, a retiring,… — Toni Cade Bambara Copy Share Image
And what is religion, you might ask. It's a technology of living. — Toni Cade Bambara Copy Share Image
My responsibility to myself, my neighbors, my family and the human family is to try to tell the truth. — Toni Cade Bambara Copy Share Image
An artist represents an oppressed people and makes revolution irresistible. — Toni Cade Bambara Copy Share Image
The dream is real, my friends. The failure to realize it is the only unreality. — Toni Cade Bambara Copy Share Image
I tend to agree that celibacy for a time is worth considering, for sex is dirty if all it means is winning a man,… — Toni Cade Bambara Copy Share Image
“I am one beautiful and powerful son of a bitch,' he told himself. 'Smart as a whip, respected, prosperous, beloved and valuable. I have the right to be healthy, happy and rich, for I am the baddest player in this arena or any other. I love myself more than I love money and pretty women and fine clothes. I love… — Toni Cade Bambara Copy Share
There are times ... when any visitor - in person, by phone, by mail - is an intruder, a burglar, a space hogger, an… — Toni Cade Bambara Copy Share Image
