Black bodies have become ornamental, haven't they?

The sun might be God. God might not watch us at night.

I sometimes sit on my roof. Not to be closer to god. To be further from y'all.

There's an inexplicable joy that exists on a brown child's face and in the way they navigate their world long before they discover they're hated.

What you don't think about when you're planning for children is when you're going to teach them how not to be killed

An HBCU that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.An African American Studies class that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.

Sometimes our walls exist just to see who has the strength to knockthem down.

Undeniable chemistry and horrific timing. They love each other.

In her attempt to make me a good man, I made her a bad woman.

The relationship was perfect, but I hated everything about the person I became.

I'm silent when there is a war inside me. There's a need to keep the people outside intact.

A 'naughty pickle' is how I'd best describe myself. I think fun and laughter is the whole point of life.

My mom put me in a Pampers commercial on TV.

The rewards of freedom are always sweet, but its demands are stern, for at its heart is the paradox that the greatest enemy of freedom is freedom.

I came to understand that people come and see you because they like you. They don't come to throw things at you.

He is not cheated who knows he is being cheated.

Boy, take my advice, and never try to invent any thing but--happiness.

Vintage books, old china, antiques; maybe I love old things so much because I feel impermanent myself.

Call me paranoid. I´m frequently right.

The Holy Ghost is the only One who can detect the temptations of Satan, neither our common sense nor our human wisdom can detect them as temptations.

Kids should practice autographing baseballs. This is a skill that's often overlooked in Little League.