The brightest skies are always foreshadowed by dark clouds

There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment

Ah, if he had ever been a slave he would have known how difficult it was to trust white men.

Ah, if he had ever been a slave he would have known how difficult it was to trust a white man.

Science asymptotically approaches reality.

Love finds beauty in the midst of ugliness and makes the journey of life worthwhile.

I report to you that our country is challenged at home and abroad: that it is our will that is being tried and not our strength our sense of purpose and not our ability to achieve a better America.

I do not improvise in heels.

That's what we're trained to do.

Thus Christian humanism is as indispensable to the Christian way of life as Christian ethics and a Christian sociology.

Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from judgement.

Superstars think like superstars long before the fans or the press anoint them.

You have your words, and I have mine.

I have to be careful. My readers are very detail-oriented, and if I make a mistake they'll call me on it.