Propriety was a rigid master, but one that must be obeyed if one wanted to keep a sterling reputation.
—Lawana Blackwell
Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.
—Lawana Blackwell
Funny business, a woman's career: the things you drop on the way up the ladder so you can move faster. You forget you'll need them again when you get back to being a woman. It's one career all females have in common, whether we like it or not: being a woman. Sooner or later, we've got to work at it, no matter how many other careers we've had or wanted.
—Lawana Blackwell
Age is no guarantee of maturity.
—Lawana Blackwell
My marriage had its ups and downs like anyone's, but when it came down to it, I knew it was solid. I miss that sort of security, and that sort of connection with someone.
—Lawana Blackwell