“I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy; a strength; a secret cup of gladness.”

“Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change – it can not only move us, it makes us move.”

“Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change - it can not only move us, it makes us move.”

“To create art with all the passion in one's soul is to live art with all the beauty in one's heart.”

“art is risk made visible”

“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”

“Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.”

“As time and space are bent by gravity, so too is truth bent by power.”

“What a curious power words have.”