Can't Have Paradise, Misery, Abbey Lincoln

“You really can't have paradise on top of someone else's misery.” - Abbey Lincoln, Essence, April 1992

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 137.

Your Own Company, No Loneliness, Toni Morrison

“If you enjoy your own company, there is no loneliness.” - Toni Morrison, Essence, May 1995

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 161.

Ignorance, Expensive, Octavia Butler

“Ignorance is expensive.” - Octavia Butler, in Essence, May 1989.

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 31.