Karrine Steffans
Karrine Steffans
Karrine Steffansis an American author, most notably of the Vixen series of books. She has worked as an actress and as a video vixen, having appeared in more than 20 music videos, many by multiplatinum-selling rap artists. In 2007 and 2008, Steffans visited a number of college campuses to speak about her involvement in the hip-hop industry and its expectations of women...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 August 1978
CitySaint Thomas, VI
CountryUnited States of America
Karrine Steffans quotes about
I've been writing since I'm five years old. I've been writing books since high school - junior high, high school. I write every single day. I never thought I'd be published.
When Goldie Hawn wrote her memoirs, no one said Goldie Hawn was snitching. When Jane Fonda wrote her memoirs, no one said Jane Fonda was snitching.
I am not, and have no interest in being, a musician of any kind.
I want them [female fans] to not be afraid to live life, to not be afraid to make bad decisions because there are a lot of lessons and blessings in those decisions. Sometimes, if you don't fall into the pit, you won't reach out to God.
I don't even listen to hip-hop anymore. All my friends are white and over 40.
There are a lot of things that I have not shared that I will never share. I do have a personal private life.
My happiness came from learning my purpose, which is to be honest and to share things that normal people probably wouldn't share, in an effort to support and uplift other women. I love that my journey gives other women hope, letting them see how far God can bring a soul.
Making bad decisions and choosing the wrong partner can ruin your life for a long time, perhaps forever.
Everyone is so afraid of making themselves look bad and of judgement.
When you start defining yourself, you put yourself in boxes and I don't want to be trapped in anything because I will always evolve - I will always change. It's like water. I take on many shapes. Everyone should be that way and not define themselves. I am everything.
I am the queen of everything. Every woman is.
Learning unconditional love helped me have healthier relationships, including my current marriage.
The thing about loving someone is that you have to love them the way they need to be loved and not the way you want to love them.
Everyone has to grow up and that's what we're all doing; we're just doing it in different ways.