Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life and... the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
To keep your secret is wisdom but to expect others to keep it is folly.
People look at me and they go 'You're white you're smart you must have...
In all honesty at that time I never saw myself as an author... I was just a Mom in a state of panic trying to enter a short story contest to win the prize money in order to keep the lights on in my home.