I would have to confess that in the land of the toubabu, I had managed to save only myself.

I had chosen freedom, with all its insecurities, and nothing in the world would make me turn away from it.

That, I decided, was what it meant to be a slave: your past didn't matter, in the present you were invisible and you had no claim on the future.

I wouldn't wish beauty on any woman who has not her own freedom, and who chooses not the hands that claim her.

Just give us until Rome.” The tears escaped. “Just give us until Rome, Melanie.

Part of growing up is just taking what you learn from that and moving on and not taking it to heart.

In other films and TV shows, we might say, "Well, they're just evil." In our show [Daredeval], we're trying to say, "There's bad actions, but not necessarily bad people."

I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk.

Family is the root of all that is good in our lives, and I am so grateful for mine.

The drama of light exists not only in what is in the light, but also in what is left dark. If the light is everywhere, the drama is gone.

If you really believe music is dangerous, you should let it go in one ear and out the other.

If you try to follow everyone else's mold, you'll probably fail at some point because God created us uniquely for a reason.

For understanding in spiritual matters, the golden rule is not intellect but obedience.

The meaning of poetry has no sureness of direction; is like the sling, it is not under control.