I was not a Mouseketeer, but a lot of people think I was.

This is the kind of situation that can tear people apart. It tears at the fabric of your soul and can certainly tear at your marriage and ours has gotten only stronger.

We need to appreciate how precious life is.

I was dying but suddenly had a second chance at living.

I had to have a complete liver transplant.

I waited with a beeper for a year and 10 months to get that gift.

They had to match blood type and meet all sorts of things I don't know about.

The trouble with having a fertile mind is that the weeds grow as prolific as the pastures.

What if I can't ever be who you want me to be? What if I keep letting you down?

None love to speak so much when the mood of speaking comes as they who are naturally taciturn.

When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.

When you're used to being healthy and strong and vibrant and everything and then - bang - overnight you're desperately ill, it's frightening.

I don't bring expectations to any of my books. I don't tell people what to do. I want to invite them in.

Truth, wisdom, love, seek reasons; malice only seeks causes.

After being let go from CBS and looking for a year for work, I will never catch myself complaining about being too busy.

Evolution isn't over. We are the experience that the universe is having.

Let’s just say it’s not a stereotype that Black women are less submissive and harder to deal with. Being around them Black women made me really miss my wife.