Prayer is an end to isolation. It is living our daily life with someone with him who alone can deliver us from solitude.

You see there's no real ending, it's only the beginning, come out and play.

Slicing a warm slab of bacon is a lot like giving a ferret a shave. No matter how careful you are, somebody's going to get hurt.

We need not concern ourselves much about rights of property if we faithfully observe the rights of persons.

The earth is, of course, not the geometric center of the universe. But it is certainly the center of our lives.

While some part of the artwork may fail, the whole may have its own unique importance.

I love seeing my mom and my daughter embrace their natural hair. I'm glad I've embraced it, too.

…it is so much better to work for others than for one's self alone.

The notion of love as a potentially destructive and potentially redemptive human force is something that comes across in all my books.

It makes me proud, and it makes me scared. More than anything, I want to be an actor and I want to keep working, and I think there's a danger in being perceived as a poster boy for something.

The wrecks of slavery are fast growing a fungus crop of sentiment.