Life is a photograph too, so thank you,for not removing yourself from the picture just yet.

I want to look into a mirror that will love my own reflection harder than I hate myself.

Some days I will be a stuttering apology and you won't know how to handle all the things I've done wrong.

Love yourself down to the bone, down to the roof of your mouth. Leave no stone unturned, no cell unwanted. Love down to the blood no matter how fast it boils.

We are all too fixed on wrecking ourselves rather than bettering ourselves.

... just as food is necessary to the life of the body, so good reading is necessary to the life of the soul.

Writing about race and crime was not new territory for me. But it can be treacherous. So here are my rules: No stereotypes. No generalizations. No explanations. No apologies. Just the facts, ma’am.

I always wanted to be an actress. I couldn't imagine being anything else.

The drugs are just growing all around the country, and so, it all feeds into problems that are not just urban, but are just spread throughout the country.

We are all here to be a service to those who can't be a service to themselves. We can give people hope and more reasons for being human.

The suspense is terrible. I hope it'll last.

There is no reason that the universe should be designed for our convenience.

When the sage stands above people, they are not oppressed. When he leads people, they are not obstructed. The world will exalt him and not grow tired of him.

Big Brother sounded like a silly stunt and that's what it is.

I had a really normal childhood except I acted. It was like, my brother played soccer, and I was on television sometimes.