Illness And Death Quotations

My generation of writers has been prone to premature illness and death, especially the women. When Black male writers meet it's like a session of the American Diabetic Association.

I will tell you something about stories . . . They aren't just entertainment. Don't be fooled. They are all we have, you see, all we have to fight off illness and death.

Illness and death are not optional. Patients have a right to determine how they approach them.

When I paint a woman in an armchair, the armchair is there to show illness and death-or as a protection.