Ego-Tripping and Other Poems for Young People Quotes

“There are things. . . that should not be touched:
Books when your hands are sticky with chocolate
Cars when your clothes are covered with oil
Men when your heart does not love them”
― Nikki Giovanni, Ego-Tripping and Other Poems for Young People

“I cannot be comprehended
except by my permission”
― Nikki Giovanni, Ego-Tripping and Other Poems for Young People

“I mine the human soul
For undiscovered strength.”
― Nikki Giovanni, Ego-Tripping and Other Poems for Young People