Thoughts can hurt like real pain.

Who wants to live with one foot in hell just for the sake of nostalgia Our time is forever now.

Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave - and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.

Like snowflakes, the human pattern is never cast twice. We are uncommonly and marvelously intricate in thought and action, our problems are most complex and, too often, silently borne.

writing is a labor of love and also an act of defiance, a way to light a candle in a gale wind.

We think of poverty as a condition simply meaning a lack of funds, no money, but when one sees fifth, sixth, and seventh generation poor, it is clear that poverty is as complicated as high finance.

The Black writer explains pain to those who inflict it.

Some feminists feel that a woman should never be wrong. We have a right to be wrong.

Truth is simply whatever you can bring yourself to believe.

I think women need kindness more than love. When one human being is kind to another, it's a very deep matter.

Some truth has no nourishment in it.

All food eaten in anticipation of a kiss is delicious.

Dreaming is good. But working to make those dreams come true is even better.

A liar is not believed even though he tell the truth.

We can't be afraid to be weird.

Flying the Feathered Edge captures my life story in an authentic and accurate way. I don't know how it could have been done any better.

Nobility of birth does not always insure a corresponding unity of mind; if it did, it would always act as a stimulus to noble actions; but it sometimes acts as a clog rather than a spur.

Volunteerism is vital in all times; it keeps our communities alive...and will make a difference in the lives of those who will come after us.

I can't be all things to everyone.

Steve Kerr, now coaching Golden State after eight tumultuous and very inconsistent years at TNT.

If I don't have fun, it's my own damn fault.