As a writer, as a creator, I'm giving you my experiences. But just take what I give you. You ain't got to pry beyond that.

Work hard in Silence, let success make the noise.

Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.

When you're happy you enjoy the music, but when you're sad you understand the lyrics.

Work hard in silence, let success be your noise.

Don't confuse my personality with my attitude. My personality is who I am, and my attitude depends on who you are.

Those who are heartless, once cared too much.

Don't feel sad over someone who gave up on you, feel sorry for them because they gave up on someone who would have never given up on them.

Just remember; someone loves everything you hate about yourself.

Never run back to what broke you.

I don't know if I ever told you this before, but you're the only one I ever waited for this long.

Some choices are awful even when they're the right ones.

What makes a good book? Simply put, a good book is one that you enjoy reading.

at the center of every fairy tale lay a truth that gave the story its power.

If there's anything I hate more than not being taken seriously, it's being taken too seriously.

Never forgetting from where I came and no matter where I'm headed I promise to stay the same

Who wants to be stuck in being religious and being spiritual either? That's not freedom. You've just exchanged handcuffs for leg irons - which doesn't mean that you should avoid enlightenment.

Every film that I have done has been woman-centric, because I am in it.

When old men decided to barter young men for pride and profit, the transaction was called war.

Ocean people are very different from land people. The ocean never stops saying and asking into ears, which don't sleep like eyes.

The lie is, even if you do work out, you'll never look like Madonna. That's the lie.