“I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.”Nikki Giovanni
“I'm glad I understand that while language is a gift, listening is a responsibility. (U. S. poet and writer, 1943- )”Nikki Giovanni
“Writers don't write from experience, although many are hesitant to admit that they don't…. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.”Nikki Giovanni