Guy Johnson

“My mother asked me what I wanted for my birthday, so I said I wanted to read poetry with her.”

“I hope to be with you as a writer for a very long time, and I hope that you will enjoy reading my work, because readers are the highest form of life on this planet.”

“The great thing about being the son of Maya Angelou is that I had the good fortune to grow up around some of the greatest black artists, dancers, singers, musicians, and actors of our time.”

“With this first novel, I am just above the foothills, but I see the path to the top, and it is my desire to write compelling stories about everything that I find of interest.”

“It is my desire to be a great writer. I know that I still have a mountain to climb to achieve that.”

“Then I thought I was going to be a photographer. I tried a hand at darkroom technician. I played in a band. It took me quite some time to discover that I wanted to write.”