I am black, so with my writing and my voice, you get that kind of dialect.

Poor is the new black. So on this film [The Land], there are poor black people, but there are also poor Latinos, and poor white people as well.

When living is too sweet and swanky, it may be very hard to appreciate the simplest things in life. (“Is that all there is?”)

I'm at the stage of life when if a girl says no to me I'm profoundly grateful to her.

Newt Gingrich's campaign is broke. All the money gone. So now he's charging $50 for a photo. And for $100 you can marry him.

The tantras are ancient sacred books of India and Tibet. The tantras detail specific means for attaining liberation.

Security isn't a thing you get and hold onto. You have to let it go and earn it again, over and over.

I can't die but once.

When rich people fight wars with one another, poor people are the ones to die.

Global warming could be solved by shifting three to four per cent of global GDP to pay for it.

Until we have the right knowledge of God, the knowledge of self and our need for grace remains distorted.

What I expect from writers-and from myself as a writer-is to articulate a complex view of things. To incite us to be more compassionate. To orchestrate our mourning. And to celebrate ecstasy.