People who believe in ghosts think that dead people can walk through locked doors. Nonsense - they have to use a key like the rest of us.

​To go where you're wishing you could go, first you must tie your shoes and step off the porch.

Learn to put your troubles in your pocket, then leave them there when you do your laundry.

Relationships are like apples: they can be sweet and satisfying. But once you bite into a bad one, it's hard to go back to the barrel again.

​Live the truth and everything else will fall into place.

Don't judge people you don't know. You have no idea what they've been through, and you may waste an opportunity to make a new friend.

​Life is a series of highs and lows. The trick is to tip the balance in your favor by following your heart and taking some risks.

As we age, the bright light of youth either burns out or burns stronger - it's our choice.

The only thing worse than women are women who tell me I'm a misogynist.

Point your feet in the direction you want to go and your life will follow.

Try saying hello to someone who wouldn't expect you to - today would be good.

I was like I was in science class: I was curious.

God dwells where we let God in.

I wanted to explore black culture, and I wanted that culture to be a revelation.

So I write mainly for the fun of it, the hell of it, the duty of it. I enjoy writing and will probably be a scribbler on my dying day, sprawled on some stony trail halfway between two dry waterholes.

If suddenly you get depressed, it doesn't have to throw you. You can push those emotions aside. You can cultivate happy emotions or become emotionless when you need to be very sensitive.

I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers.

The capitalist system of coordination by trade seems to be largely populated by indigestible lumps of socialism called corporations

I could have anything I wanted and if I didn't have it, it was because I didn't want it.

I always knew that I wanted to be a writer. I think I was six or seven when I learned how to read, and I still remember it.

I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.