“In all his imaginings, he had never envisioned her crying. He knew that her son had died, but he'd never expected that her pain might be anything he could recognize, almost as though he believed that Negroes had their own… — Bebe Moore Campbell Copy Share Image
“That's what a man is supposed to do for his wife. Listen, if a nigger didn't get lynched every now and then, well, there's just no telling what they'd do to us." "Who?" Lily asked. "Why, honey, the niggers and… — Bebe Moore Campbell Copy Share Image
“the shame is in not improving when you have the opportunity!” — Bebe Moore Campbell Copy Share Image
I have to entertain, because if I don't entertain you, you're not going to continue reading. But if I'm not out to enlighten, or… — Bebe Moore Campbell Copy Share Image
“In all his imaginings, he had never envisioned her crying. He knew that her son had died, but he'd never expected that her pain… — Bebe Moore Campbell Copy Share Image
“the important thing is not to point a finger at flaws but to attempt to correct them!” — Bebe Moore Campbell Copy Share Image
The music was as much a gift as sunshine, as rain, as any blessing ever prayed for. — Bebe Moore Campbell Copy Share Image
I had an agent who spent eight years - eight years! - trying to sell my stories. She sold other people's work; she just… — Bebe Moore Campbell Copy Share Image
As I grow older part of my emotional survival plan must be to actively seek inspiration instead of passively waiting for it to find… — Bebe Moore Campbell Copy Share Image
When we finally stop asking America to love us and begin to love ourselves, we will prosper as a people. — Bebe Moore Campbell Copy Share Image
African-Americans know about racism, but I don't think we really know the causes. I decided it's first of all a family problem. — Bebe Moore Campbell Copy Share Image
