He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing his critique of society as an ideology for his private interest.

Land: A part of the earth's surface considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society and is eminently worthy of the superstructure.

But you see that's the gilded prison of fashion. We're riding in private jets and meantime I was so incredibly painfully sad and lonely.

The first book I wrote was The Bride Price which was a romantic book but my husband burnt the book when he saw it. I was the typical African woman I'd done this privately I wanted him to look at it approve it and he said he wouldn't read it.

When I start to write words have become physical presence. It was to see if I could bring that private world to life that found its first expression through reading. I really dislike the romantic notion of the artist.

I'm not about to talk about what's romantic in my life - I figure if you talk about it once then that's an open invitation for everyone to dig into your personal life even further. So I just keep my private life to myself.

I did private study for about a month five days a week six hours a day. I came to understand the character in ways that I never would've previous to that. I was so innocent in respect to ways of creating characters.

Your private life is your private life and you keep it to yourself. You get more respect that way.

Americans will respect your beliefs if you just keep them private.

If your partner wants to be private you have to respect that.