I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison.

I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison.

The worst thing right now is the weather. Every time we try to have something, there is a storm. How read more

The worst thing right now is the weather. Every time we try to have something, there is a storm. How can you go to Phoenix and have a storm? Usually, you have to take tents to try and keep from burning up.

This is the highest tribute we can pay him, our appreciation for his superlative writing, his incomparable writing. Quite frankly, read more

This is the highest tribute we can pay him, our appreciation for his superlative writing, his incomparable writing. Quite frankly, I've never experienced writing like this before, except for 'Fences,' something that addresses me as an individual, addresses me as a black man and addresses the history of the African-American culture and the African-American experience in this country.

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.

When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him read more

When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him laughing at things I didn't know the references to. There is an intimacy between Chicago writers and the population of this city that I find really wonderful. It's warm and it's welcoming. It's a little like going to a Baptist church. They know when to say 'Amen'.

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

That's when Mike asked if I'd throw. I've been under the weather, but then I thought I'd better help him read more

That's when Mike asked if I'd throw. I've been under the weather, but then I thought I'd better help him out. He knows he has to prove himself.

He stepped in hole as a baby. I ran cold water on it out of the well, but it never read more

He stepped in hole as a baby. I ran cold water on it out of the well, but it never did go down.

Steven Ross has concurred that this plan will meet the Office of Human Rights' concern and will disperse the (English read more

Steven Ross has concurred that this plan will meet the Office of Human Rights' concern and will disperse the (English as a Second Language) population across the district.