She was like the Sun. At just the right distance, she gave me life, but if I got too close, she would burn me.

The prison bars deny you the now. You are forced to always think about the past or the future.

The real 'have' and 'have nots' are between the people who were caught sinning verses the ones who got away with committing sin.

Keep a journal, and don't assume that your work has to accomplish anything worthy: artists and peace-workers are in it for the long haul, and not to be judged by immediate results.

It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything one wants.

The real mistake of women was to let the memoir, the collective, the history, space of producing history - to let it in the hands of men.

Picasso once remarked I do not care who it is that has or does influence me as long as it is not myself.

The more you paint the more fluent you are with your brush.

Don't avoid eye contact and don't be late

God made food; the devil the cooks.

After awhile, your, your cheap talk don't even cause me pain, so let your bullets fly like rain.

I am a seasoned soldier of nonviolence, and I have evidence enough to sustain my faith.

Wealth begins . . . in giving on all sides by tools and auxiliaries the greatest possible extension to our powers; as if it added feet and hands and eyes and blood. . . .