Love does not judge.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

Sometimes sanity just means the ability to recognize the end of the road when you reach it.

And I know, too, that recognizing one's mistakes does not erase them.

If you think your scars bother me, you're wrong. In my eyes, you're a hero. Your scars are just proof of that.

Just because I'm insane doesn't mean I have to act all crazy.

There was no difference between my characters and the life my readers were going to have to face.

I would rather say whoa to a leader than gittie up.

I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.

Force without reason falls of its own weight.

Too much to ask for may leave me feeling lonely. Too little leaves me nothing.

Miami is a melting pot in which none of the stones melt. They rattle around.