No one has free will until they are an adult, and by then the choices that were made for them, have already set them on a course that gives limited freedom in the choices to be made.

If the town were a black hole, I was the helpless star being sucked into oblivion. It was an oblivion I craved.

Mmmm… stay.” Her voice was barely audible, as she grazed her lips against mine and her head fell back against the pillow into a deep sleep.

Let Indian history be set side by side with Europe history with what there is of the latter century by century and let us see whether India need blush at the comparison.

All means prove but blunt instruments, if they have not behind them a living spirit.

The idea of a universal mind or Logos would be, I think, a fairly plausible inference from the present state of scientific theory.

In the invincible and indescribable squalor of Harlem ... I was tormented. I felt caged, like an animal. I wanted to escape. I felt if I did not get out I would slowly strangle.

The true gospel is a call to self-denial. It is not a call to self-fulfillment.

I'm very new to the industry. I'm not on the Billboard 200 and that is alarming to me. But when I sat down with my management they said it's not a big deal and that it happens all the time.

He that has a penny in his purse, is worth a penny: Have and you shall be esteemed.

The most dangerous word in any human tongue is the word for brother. It's inflammatory.

A sucker punch came flying from somewhere in the back. As soon as we can see clearly with our big black eye, we're going to light up your world like the fourth of July.

You already have every characteristic necessary for success if you recognize, claim, develop and use them