“I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ...” — Ralph Ellison Quote

“I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed.”

“God is love, I said, but art's the possibility of forms, and shadows are the source of identity.”

“I do not know if all cops are poets, but I know that all cops carry guns with triggers.”