"The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible."

"Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them."

"To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time."

"The most crucial time in my own life was when I realized that I was not unique."

"Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have."