It's striking that Native Americans evolved no devastating epidemic diseases to give to Europeans in return for the many devastating epidemic diseases that Indians received from the Old World.

Rhino-mounted Bantu shock troops could have overthrown the Roman Empire. It never happened.

Much of human history has consisted of unequal conflicts between the haves and the have-nots.

All of sudden, this shooting star went by, and all I could think was that they were listening to us somehow.

I ended up spending some time with Jimi Hendrix and hanging out with him, and that was beyond awesome.

Inside the time bubble we do not age. We age only when we are outside of it.

For me, it's always been the initial business - just getting a word down, any words down, on a blank piece of paper. Once I've done that, I'm away. Beginning is one half of the deed.

Every story teaches me how to write it. Unfortunately, it doesn't teach me how to write the next one.

God's sovereignty is not in His right hand; God's sovereignty is not in His intellect; God's sovereignty is in His love.

Reading has made such a profound difference to my life. I'm sure I became a writer because of the power of literature in my own life.

My husband acts and I have such respect for those that do it well, that I wouldn't even try to pretend I can act.

As you live Deeper in the Heart, the Mirror gets clearer and cleaner.

Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way.