Nikki Giovanni said this quote

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

~ Nikki Giovanni

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

~ Nikki Giovanni

we used to talk all nightand do things alone togetherand i’ve begun(as a reaction to a feeling)to balancethe pleasure of lonelinessagainst the painof loving you

~ Nikki Giovanni

I'm told by my young friends that experience is much more important than books. Of course Ben Franklin had something to say about experience and fools, but even Franklin thought that a fool would learn by his experience. That has proven false in the modern world. Some people are simply unwilling to learn under any circumstances, which maybe, even then, wouldn't be so bad if they weren't so damned proud of it.

~ Nikki Giovanni