Between the sun and poverty there was us for a little while.

A good lover will do that, see something worthwhile in you that you never knew was there. And when there's something you don't like to see in yourself a good lover won't see it either.

I wanted everything. What could you not want when you are brown and Indian-looking in a society in which the white aesthetic is praised as acceptable?

Our goal should be to achieve joy

Poverty has its advantages. When you're that poor what would you have that anyone would want? Except your peace of mind. Your dignity. Your heart. The important things.

I've spent my whole life in Chicago being asked where am I from, so that I have a sense of displacement that also is very psychologically disorienting.

I'm obviously an American citizen. My parents are American citizens. But I'm not looked at as an American.

There are things coming from me that I felt I wanted to talk about. My search for my own blend of spirituality, my acknowledgement of my sexuality, my being the single mother of a young man.

What you perceive as "liberal" is my independence to choose what i do, with whom, and when. Moreover, it also means that i may choose not to do it, with anyone, ever.

To all the women and the men who ever loved me just a little.

For things to have value in man's world, they are given the role of commodities. Among man's oldest and most constant commodity is woman.

Man has to fight for what he wants, any way he can.

Kings can only use their best tools.

You make friends with older people and you always feel young no matter what.

A total commitment gives you the extra ounce of courage that it takes to win.

You cannot expect everything even from the friendliest cat. It is still a cat.

Sometimes you have to fight in order to be free.

There's only one thing in life for a woman; it's to be a mother... A woman artist must be... capable of making primary sacrifices.

When I believe, I am crazy. When I don’t believe, I suffer psychotic depression.

Even though quality cannot be defined, you know what quality is.

I'm prepared to do battle for a dream that is worth dreaming.