need to embrace unity whilst respecting diversity which is going to be i think and let's talk to a somma correspondent about this one of the big issues going forward when the actual talks begin this is all the the speeches if you like the pleasantries the shows of support it's when the actual talks happen that's when we find out who is really willing to make the concessions ossama. but come on that is the big question here in this room now as you meet these people expressing cautious hope that yes it is a historic moment yes it is significant that each started to speak to each other but now what is going to happen next is going to be what everybody wants to know the afghan government has insisted that what it wants is a humanitarian ceasefire a cease fire they're all duns go silent while they talk and that is something that up and up the looted 2 that they have achieved at multiple occasions in the past they have been able to achieve that during the muslim festivals of the eades they have been able to hold a passion to these the last time these talks were happening so he says that it is

>> guest: there are people who are moved to apologize for somma southern culture -- some.r great, great, great great grandparents did or did not do. that's fight a small percentage and it doesn't bug me. most common question is about why a female narrator, female protagonist, which i answered. he inspired by harriet jacobs, mixing it up. exploring the dilemma of the female slaves and basically if you take the time, even if the question is kind of dumb, i really have you came out and unhappy to sort of answer and engage. >> host: because of "the underground railroad" and because of, well, your books, have you become an african-american writer? >> guest: i think if you get, comfy for african-american you get any sort of slim recognition, people do want you to talk about black lives matter, likely have this booking, when you talk about on our or o'clock blog? are you available? why don't you have some of them black lives matter talk about black lives matter and not some dumb novelist? my book has been on lots of different topics, race and racism in 1850 because things have ch

i remember when all four beatles took to going to somma magic yoga in india to get their inspirationand it didn't last and it don't mean to denigrate those other religions but all i can say is that when once in the past a classmate expressed his restlessness with christianity, i urged him to read two books both by the same man, orthodoxy and then the everlasting man, in which he compares the credentials of the principal competing phase. arrived at his conclusions. i wish i could exactly the same phrase about went all over the world anxiously seeking something until he finally found it was orthodoxy. to answer your question at a personal level i am aware though not profoundly of these what you call these metaphysical phase. and am never troubled with any worry that anything has come up that hasn't been plumbed by men and women of intellect who settle for christianity. i was debating last week, a television debate a couple hours on evolution and creation, four a very, very formal people on both sides and one made it -- one of them, a brilliant professor said -- i had made a point that