Habit gives endurance, and fatigue is the best night cap.

There's something to be said about a slightly plump person—you have just enough of too much.

The inevitable is no less a shock just because it is inevitable.

Express everything you like. No word can hurt you. None. No idea can hurt you. Not being able to express an idea or word will hurt you more. Like a bullet.

I was given a dictionary when I was seven, and I read it because I had nothing else to read. I read it the way you read a book.

People don't make changes because things are wonderful.

I would be lost without the feeling of antagonism that people have towards me. I write out of defiance.

People only say I’m angry because I’m black and I’m a woman.

A great piece of literature encompasses all that is and all that will be.

...yet a memory cannot be trusted, for so much of the experience of the past is determined by the experience of the present.

I'm so used to being misunderstood.

The presence of a path doesn’t necessarily mean the existence of a destination.

I'm very strict with myself. I'm an Aries and sort of a challenge to myself.

Funny, how moms can tell you what to do no matter how old or big you are.

I'm still bald, I just wear a toupee.

I am nothing but I must be everything.

Freedom of speech doesn't guarantee great literature.

If you think you can't do something, you can't. But if you think you can, you may be surprised to discover that you can.

A runner doesn't just show up and win a race. He trains long and hard. Do you just show up every day and hope to win?

I don't think there's anything wrong with a hot dog or other convenience foods, as long as they're balanced with fresh vegetables. It's hard to ignore 95 percent of the grocery store.

Calligraphy of geese against the sky- the moon seals it.