People like to think of themselves as purists, but there is no such thing as purity, when there exists so much contact.

A good lover will do that, see something worthwhile in you that you never knew was there. And when there's something you don't like to see in yourself a good lover won't see it either.

I wanted everything. What could you not want when you are brown and Indian-looking in a society in which the white aesthetic is praised as acceptable?

Our goal should be to achieve joy

Poverty has its advantages. When you're that poor what would you have that anyone would want? Except your peace of mind. Your dignity. Your heart. The important things.

I've spent my whole life in Chicago being asked where am I from, so that I have a sense of displacement that also is very psychologically disorienting.

I'm obviously an American citizen. My parents are American citizens. But I'm not looked at as an American.

There are things coming from me that I felt I wanted to talk about. My search for my own blend of spirituality, my acknowledgement of my sexuality, my being the single mother of a young man.

What you perceive as "liberal" is my independence to choose what i do, with whom, and when. Moreover, it also means that i may choose not to do it, with anyone, ever.

To all the women and the men who ever loved me just a little.

For things to have value in man's world, they are given the role of commodities. Among man's oldest and most constant commodity is woman.

Stupidity is letting your pride rob you of God’s blessings.

God withholds blessing only in wisdom, never in spite or aloofness.

Light doesn’t always keep the dark things away, ” Nyx said.

To restore the trust of the people, we must reform the way the government operates.

The world is extremely interesting to a joyful soul.

If all the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players, where do all the audiences come from?

…but then I am unlike other people I dare say.

Our republic and its press will rise and fall together.

What can you say about Guy's cooking that hasn't been printed on a packet of cigarettes?