Nikki Giovanni

the world is not a pleasant place to be without someone to hold and be held by. ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

#life #love #friendship

I love you because no two snowflakes are alike, and it is possible, if you stand tippy-toe, to walk between the raindrops. ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

#poetry #rain #snow #love

Mistakes are a fact of life: It is the response to the error that counts. ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

#life

and sometimes I sit down at my typewriter and I think not of someone cause there isn't anyone to think about and i wonder is it worth it ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

#poetry #writing #love

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

#experience

If you're a writer, the answer to everything is yes. ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

#writer-quotes #writing #writers-quotes

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

#experience

Black love is black wealth ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

#love

VISIBILITY - You've got to find a way to make people know you're there ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

#inspirational

If I could come back as anything - I'd be a bird, first, but definitely the command key is my second choice. ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

#back #bird #choice #come #command