Nikki Giovanni

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

I spend a lot of time learning about bird watching.

We love because it's the only true adventure.

There are things you stand up for because it's right.

If I could come back as anything - I'd be a bird, first, but definitely the command key is my second choice.

I'm just totally fascinated by people.

We eat up artists like there's going to be a famine at the end.

Some say we are responsible for those we love. Others know we are responsible for those who love us.

For most of my life, I've thought of myself as pretty cool.

I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

The catchword I use with my classes is: The authority of the writer always overcomes the skepticism of the reader.