The echo of the gunshots lingered; it was soon drowned by the chanting of the mob, and I didn't believe what I was hearing. They were chanting, 'We want peace. We want peace.'

those who are afraid of freedom are those who cannot trust us to live in them. Trying to keep the law is actually a declaration of independence, a way of keeping control

Frankie scanned her eyes. I don’t ask for things. I take them.

Art is always about overcoming obstacles between the inner condition and the skill for expression.

I have a Twitter and have followers from all over the world. It's pretty overwhelming.

Have faith in God; God has faith in you.

I was mild-mannered, wore glasses, was very shy with women.

When you're eating something and your palate tells you what's missing, that's when you start combining.

The wisest man is the silent one. Examine his actions. Judge him by them.

Birds of a lawless, bigoted feather bully together.

How can there be so many mothers in the world but so little sense of what it might be to become one?