American - Author | November 5, 1982 -
We grew up going to church, and I believe in God. I don't know that I have the ability to define what or who or how God is. You know, I think that religion kind of messes people up in that regard. That's just my own personal philosophy.
Uzodinma Iweala
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Everybody has an equal right to be on this earth and to be happy on this earth and to achieve on this earth. That's kind of the way that I would like to try and go about living.
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I don't think that one should beat himself or herself over the head if immediately you're not like Jesus Christ or, you know, Gandhi or whoever. But I think the idea is to... to look at those examples and try to... try to operate in a way that every day you live or every interaction you have pushes you further along to operating with that mindset.
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Sometimes you just wanna go out, see your action movie, be done with it, come home. You know, and, like, you see 'The Matrix' or whatever, you see whatever film it is, and you're like, 'Oh cool,' whatever.
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There are books that are made for you to sit and puzzle over and spend time with.
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I hear a good song and I start thinking, 'Oh shoot. You know there's a story that can be told to this,' and whatnot.
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I would say, number one, don't worry about getting published. Just write. Number two, just write. Three is make sure you read.
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I don't think there is enough understanding of how diverse black America actually is.
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