I write for young girls of color, for girls who don’t even exist yet, so that there is something there for them when they arrive. I can only change how they live, not how they think. — Ntozake Shange
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Ntozake Shange : American Playwright
Born: October 18, 1948
I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me….
In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help th…
When I see these young girls who are dreaming the dream that…
We’re teaching young girls that this is what they should be …
So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why…
A lot of young girls don’t realise how diverse the career op…
I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me….
In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help th…
When I see these young girls who are dreaming the dream that…
We’re teaching young girls that this is what they should be …
So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why…
A lot of young girls don’t realise how diverse the career op…
I don’t write literary fiction – I write books that are ente…
Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a …
I wanted to write at school – to write funny stories which t…
I didn’t appreciate the young woman that I was, or my young …
Young women from a very young age are taught that life will …
Young men and young women, full of courage, originality, and…
I used my imagination to make the grass whatever color I wan…
Color is an intense experience on its own. Jim Hodges…
Pink isn’t just a color, it’s an attitude! Miley Cyrus…
If you’re that hypersensitive about color and don’t have a s…
For people of color – especially African Americans – the ide…
The more colorful the food, the better. I try to add color t…
Sitting at the table during Color Purple and looking up and …
Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware …
