“As a black person, when I’ve read some of the self-help books that tell me: ‘Quit your job and travel,’ I’m like: ‘Really? I don’t think I can afford to do that …’ You get this feeling of not being good enough – not Zen enough. I didn’t want this to be one of those books. They’re fine, but they don’…”— Chidera Eggerue, theguardian.com
“The world currently expects us to look like a Kardashian-Jenner, with perfectly symmetrical facial features and the hip-waist ratio of a sexy flamingo.”— Melanie LaForce, amazon.com
“Have you noticed, Molly, that the common denominator in all your ‘can’t find a man’ bullshit is you? Yeah, let’s do the nigga rundown, Molly. One minute he’s too thirsty, the next minute he’s too distant. The next he’s too gay. And then when you find someone you actually like, you ruin it by doing t…”— Prentice Penny, Issa Dee, Issa Rae, imdb.com
“I wanted something preserved and timeless like one of those stupid movies.”— Zander Lehmann, Laura, Tara Lynne Barr, imdb.com