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We just didn't put any pressure on each other, and I think that everybody needs somebody, and I didn't do it to try to do it; it's what we [with Nina Simone] were to each other.

"Nikki Giovanni on Her Friend Nina Simone: If She Were Here, She'd Be Wearing a 'Black Lives Matter' T-Shirt". Interview with Lottie L. Joiner, www.theroot.com. July 20, 2016.

Fanatics are, for one thing, boring and, for another, unreliable. They tend to burn out just when you need them.

Nikki Giovanni (1988). “Sacred cows-- and other edibles”, William Morrow & Co

Every woman is a character - but people need to see I'm a regular human. It's like you wear a pink wig and you're no longer human all of sudden.

"Nicki Minaj: Making Minaj (2010 Cover Story)". Interview with Toshitaka Kondo, www.complex.com. April 27, 2012.

I don't need to Google myself.

Details.com Interview, thebeatdfw.com.