Sometimes when someone says something stupid, my friends and I just read the reviews out loud and collapse with laughter at the stupidity of it all.

There's something to be said about a slightly plump person—you have just enough of too much.

The inevitable is no less a shock just because it is inevitable.

Express everything you like. No word can hurt you. None. No idea can hurt you. Not being able to express an idea or word will hurt you more. Like a bullet.

I was given a dictionary when I was seven, and I read it because I had nothing else to read. I read it the way you read a book.

People don't make changes because things are wonderful.

I would be lost without the feeling of antagonism that people have towards me. I write out of defiance.

People only say I’m angry because I’m black and I’m a woman.

A great piece of literature encompasses all that is and all that will be.

...yet a memory cannot be trusted, for so much of the experience of the past is determined by the experience of the present.

I'm so used to being misunderstood.

Truth is neither ojectivity nor the balanced view

Don’t be bothered with what you think other people expect of you when it comes to your raw talent.

If you let go something today In Shaa Allah Allah will also let go something for you....

gratitude, n. A sentiment lying midway between a benefit received and a benefit expected.

Announcing your death should be like announcing that you are a lunar moth: It must be done quietly or it will not be believed.

Religion is among the most powerful causes of enthusiasm.

Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn't mean it's not important or relevant.

Sales fixes everything.

Romania and Bulgaria were particularly irresponsible. If they wanted to diminish their chances of joining Europe they could not have found a better way.

I dropped out of high school four times between the ages of 12 to 17.