The line between normal and crazy seemed impossibly thin. A person would have to be an expert tightrope walker in order not to fall.

You would be amazed by what you can give up, lose, or break, and yet still be a person who gets happy over brownies.

...handsome people are always interesting to watch. But a handsome person in crisis is riveting.

You need to grab your dream out of the sky like it's a kite and pinch the string through your fingers until you reach the spool.

I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

I can't tell you how much I love Target and Costco, that kind of culture, because it's something I never felt a part of. I've always felt like a tourist because I have never fit in anywhere.

Should I just sit down, right here at carousel seven, and shake until somebody's arms are around me and they're saying, 'It's okay, I'm here, I'm here, come with me to the institute.

You are allowed to be alive. You are allowed to be somebody different. You are allowed to not say goodbye to anybody or explain a single thing to anyone, ever.

His laugh is made if porch swings and lemonade

But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting in the dentist's chair.

I wouldn't want to waste any of my brain cells on forgiving if it's holding me back.

I've learned to let my characters speak and act the way they want to! I've tried to interfere but they just get angry at me and throw big rocks.

I think music has the ability to inspire people and to change hearts, and the heart has the power to change the mind, and the mind has the power to change the world.

I run a lot every morning.

These are the times when a genius wants to live.

Beauty is but skin deep, ugly to the bone. And when beauty fades away, ugly claims its own.

Resurrection does not simply spell the survival of the soul but requires the transformation of the world as we know it.

Education is the key to opportunity in our society, and the equality of educational opportunity must be the birthright of every citizen.

I like them all. They're all pictures of me when I wrote them. I have no favorite songs.

Creativity means loving whatsoever you do - enjoying, celebrating it, as a gift of God!

I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.