Positive influence Quote by Karen Hawkins

“Thank you sir," she said. "I hope that your friend feels better soon." I shrugged. "The ways of the Lord" I said, "are often…

— Robert B. Parker

“All black, of course. Just like his rotting soul.”

— Jennifer Estep

“Oh, such a shame, such a shame. Oh, such a shame. What’s it all about anyhow?” “I’ve wondered for a long time.” “But why…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“I understood very little of what was going on, and I felt as though only dying would release me from the overwhelming sense of…

— Kay Redfield Jamison

“It’s unfortunate and I really wish I wouldn’t have to say this, but I really like human beings who have suffered. They’re kinder.”

— Emma Thompson

“I speak to the Black experience, but I am always talking about the human condition--about what we can endure, dream, fail at and survive.”

— Maya Angelou

“A dread came over him. Everything around him was gray. Nothing tasted good or looked good. It was as if a metallic gloom had…

— Anne Rice

“It was all very pleasant and balmy, supremely beautiful and languid, if you were white, were rich, and turned a blind eye to the…

— Ron Chernow

“For the supporters of the Dark Romance Revolution. I adore your black hearts”

— Tillie Cole

“I don't give a damn if there's any hope for them or not. But I know that I am not about to be bugged…

— James Baldwin

“Something has gone amiss with the world, he found himself thinking. Something has changed in the marrow, and I’m at a loss to make…

— Mitch Cullin

“I could only nod as emotions rolled in like a destructive storm. This was it. It was over. My incredible time with this beautiful…

— Nicole Castro