There are no words for so much loss, not right after it happens.

These cords that God makes, Reverend Bauxite thought, we stand holding one end while they run taut into the darkness.

Do you see? The story I have to tell is so small, of the people who stayed when everyone else fled.

Very occasionally, if you pay really close attention, life doesn't suck.

Here we go, ” Phoenix said, turning back to Nora. “Try not to let this room scare you.

This softening she sees in me isn't enough to make me affectionate, but it's just enough to render me inept. I can't give her what she wants — virtuousness — or what she needs — protection.

The Holy Spirit is our great Teacher.

Well you know, I have the utmost respect for people like Angelina Jolie and Zoe Saldana in 'Colombiana.

Success alone brings expectations. I think that people expect a certain thing from Lloyd - that's music that makes them feel good about their day, even when they're havin' a bad one.

All kings and queens are not born of royal bloodlines. Some become royal because of what they do once they realize who they are

You could not turn off love- even the rather absent, sometimes taken for granted love- the way you'd turn off a faucet. Love ran from the heart and the heart had it's own imperatives

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

Never look back, reminising on yesterday, smile for the future, tomorrow's a new day.