The poet can only write the poems; it takes the reader to complete the meaning. Nikki Giovanni More Quotes by Nikki Giovanni More Quotes From Nikki Giovanni Favorite poems are like favorite children. We definitely have them but we never tell as the others would have their feelings hurt. Nikki Giovanni hurtfeelingschildren I'm an old storyteller. I tell the story. It's about the story. Nikki Giovanni storytellerstories I grow old though pleased with my memories The tasks I can no longer complete Are balanced by the love of the tasks gone past I offer no apology only this plea: When I am frayed and strained and drizzle at the end Please someone cut a square and put me in a quilt That I might keep some child warm And some old person with no one else to talk to Will hear my whispers And cuddle near Nikki Giovanni quiltsmemorieschildren We are less lonely when we connect. Art is connection. Nikki Giovanni connectionslonelyart Iife/personality must be taken as a total entity. All of your life is all of your life, and no one incident stands alone. Nikki Giovanni takenpersonalitylife My main strength as a young writer was that I had no fear of making mistakes. I knew I would and I knew I could and would learn from them. Nikki Giovanni young-writersno-fearmistake You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts because if you write with someone looking over you shoulder, you'll never write. Nikki Giovanni brilliantover-youwriting Language instruction should start in the first grade. Writing, also. Nikki Giovanni languagewritingfirsts 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 causestypewritersthinking Schools should serve breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack. No sugared drinks, no fast type food. Nikki Giovanni snackslunchschool I appreciate and enjoy my age. Nikki Giovanni enjoyappreciateage School should be eleven months of the year. Nikki Giovanni monthsyearsschool The future is in good hands. Nikki Giovanni hands [To write poems] I think it's important to do research, and research mostly is going to come from books, so all of your reading is potentially helpful to your poetry. Nikki Giovanni readingwritingbook If I can't do what I want to do, then my job is to not do what I want to do. It's not the same thing, but it's the best thing I can do. Nikki Giovanni best-thingswantjobs We are all either wheels or connectors. Whichever we are we must find truth and balance, which is a bicycle. Trust and balance are also essential to true love. Nikki Giovanni wheelsbalanceessentials The catchword I use with my classes is: The authority of the writer always overcomes the skepticism of the reader. Nikki Giovanni useovercomingclass We believe 'Peter Rabbit' because Beatrix Potter believes it. You have to. Nikki Giovanni pottersrabbitsbelieve In law school they teach you that everything is a contract; well, in poetry everything is a narrative. Nikki Giovanni narrativelawschool I had a really nice childhood; I had great parents. I earned my allowance by washing dishes, and in the summer I earned my allowance by working in daddy's garden. Nikki Giovanni gardennicesummer
