Normality is much less captivating than the extraordinary.

I did not know what the future would bring, but I knew that life is not merely about knowledge. It is about the courage and trust that we place in our stories.

They were full of suspicion and wonder, which I had grown to recognize as two very dangerous things.

Nightmares have a dreadful effect of captivating our minds during the waking hours. Nevertheless, they are merely fiction.

There are times when the unseen can be even more dangerous than what our eyes behold.

It would seem very silly to start a conversation with a common hedgehog. They are not at all like cats, who surely understand the human language.

No act of kindness deserves a debt in return.

My God, these folks don't know how to love -- that's why they love so easily.

Togetherness is beating up an empty elevator.

And yet, something has changed for the better. We have rediscovered that capitalism is not the answer, but the question.

In this world of numbness and information overload, the ability to feel, my boy, is a rare gift indeed.

If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.

I like to make my husband like me more, and he likes it when I’m wearing makeup.

I thought: If I was lucky enough to live, I'd change, myself-I realized I could have a new life-new energy, new endurance, and feel better about myself.

I remember enjoying writing those, theres two clues of a gift: you enjoy doing it and people enjoy you doing it.

Strikingly consistent across all of the battles in Sudan's history has been a fundamental conflict over what are and what are not seen as legitimate aspects of Sudanese identity.

The fewer the voices on the side of truth, the more distinct and strong must be your own.