Summer comes over the hill like a hairy blanket.

Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding

And oh I want so much to sing, I tell myself no. But it is so hard to keep from singing.

Writing isn't just on the page; it's voices in the reader's head. Read what you write out loud to someone-anyone-and you will catch all kinds of things.

Secrets could never be rushed. They had to come of their own accord, on their own schedule. That way ,when they came , the offered themselves as a gift.

Forgiveness is a little thing when love is there.

I feel the stars. Each sparkle sets aflame the pain in my heart.

Or, in truth, eventually, though I still noticed, the callouses on my spirit prevented wounds (p.75).

Some affixes are wildly promiscuous.

I believe we have breaks because we need them. So my suggestion is that you take the break. Eat chocolate.

You have to live life if you're going to create believable lives on paper.

Movies are a complicated collision of literature, theatre, music and all the visual arts.

I love the saliheen (pious people) even though I’m not one of them, and I hate the taliheen (evil people) even though I (may be) worse than them.

North Korea and evangelical empires have the same principle of leadership: nepotism to the nth degree. You may not get the call, but you inherit the mailing list.

To read and write will help you understand life. . .to sew and mend will help you survive it.

It is the black poet who bridges the gap in tradition, who modifies tradition when experience demands it, who translates experience into meaning and meaning into belief.

It's one thing to make a choice. It's another to put that choice into practice.

I love history. Everything is inspired by history, so that's why I love vintage and antiques.

People do notice you but they behave normally if you behave normal.

Nobody died. how can you kill an idea? How can you kill the personification of an action?" "Then what died? who are you mourning?" "A point of view.

Expressing gratitude for the miracles in your world is one of the best ways to make each moment of your life a special one. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones!