He hesitated for a moment. Then he said softly, "I love you, Mother." He took my hand and kissed it, and folded my fingers round the stem of the rose. He had stripped it of its thorns.

If a man who can’t count finds a four leaf clover, is he lucky?

This is one of those times when explaining a feeling cannot measure up to actually having the feeling

I don't see race. I don't see color.

God does not discipline us to subdue us, but to condition us for a life of usefulness and blessedness.

Bismarck was a large persian cat owned by Florence Nightingale.

We're more Christian than the Pope. And, I mean, that's not our religion. We pray to the Gods of our conquerors... all black and brown people.

No matter what you wear... to me, you will always have diamonds on the soles of your shoes.

Pick clothes that you really love. And wear them. And don't make anything "special." If it's being held for something "special," wear it to the market. Wear it every day!

London is a labyrinth, half of stone and half of flesh.

I heard Amos yell, “For Brooklyn!” It was an odd battle cry.