He wakes into music the green forest-bowers.

I confess I could never see any good reason why dirt should always be a necessary concomitant of poverty.

In the voice of mirth there may be excitement, but in the tones of mourning there is consolation.

My mother was lost to me, but I wasn’t lost. She had anchored me, to Amma, my father, Link, Gatlin, before she left. I felt her in the streets, my house, the library, even the pantry.

She stood at the window, her arms spread wide, holding on to each side of the frame, it was as if she held a piece of the city.

There were people who incorporated melody before me, but I would deem myself the first person to successfully rap and sing.

You shouldn’t act as a spokesperson for someone who’s trying to impose his will on you.

I'm never going to sing another song I don't believe in. I'm never going to make another picture I don't believe in.

Lack of homework shows up in the marketplace as well as in the classroom.

Be cheerful . Strive to be happy.

I don't listen to the radio too much, but usually I listen to Stanley Brothers and Ralph Stanley more than I do anybody!

I am a subject, And I challenge law. Attorneys are denied me, And therefore personally I lay my claim To my inheritance of free descent.