They ran to the museums for paintings. I ran to the roof for sunsets

The sun might be God. God might not watch us at night.

I sometimes sit on my roof. Not to be closer to god. To be further from y'all.

There's an inexplicable joy that exists on a brown child's face and in the way they navigate their world long before they discover they're hated.

What you don't think about when you're planning for children is when you're going to teach them how not to be killed

An HBCU that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.An African American Studies class that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.

Sometimes our walls exist just to see who has the strength to knockthem down.

Undeniable chemistry and horrific timing. They love each other.

In her attempt to make me a good man, I made her a bad woman.

The relationship was perfect, but I hated everything about the person I became.

I'm silent when there is a war inside me. There's a need to keep the people outside intact.

IF you can fly above the CLOUD of politics, the storm is not for you.

And so sepúlchred in such pomp dost lie, That kings for such a tomb would wish to die.

I had a dream about you last night. We were plug sockets in the bedroom. We saw only a short part of their day, but we knew everything of it.

The scripture gives us timeless hope.

Never stop reminding yourself that God created you to be mentally and physically tougher than your struggles, challenges and obstacles.

I don't go out with strangers," I said. "Good thing I do. I'll pick you up at five.

I was thinking the other day that there will never be another form of music that everybody has to respond to - like disco.

But in the long run we're not going to be able to keep out of state trash away from Pennsylvania.

Let the debate begin, let the rest of the world know that the iconic symbol of the United Kingdom may change

If you did not write every day, the poisons would accumulate and you would begin to die, or act crazy or both-you must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.