Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr. (Nikki Giovanni) Quotes
I always loved English because whatever human beings are, we are storytellers. It is our stories that give a light to the future. When I went to college I became a history major because history is such a wonderful story of who we think we are. English is much more a story of who we really are.
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.
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I always loved English because whatever human beings are, we are storytellers. It is our stories that give a light to the future. When I went to college I became a history major because history is such a wonderful story of who we think we are. English is much more a story of who we really are.
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.
