Until we have a serious discussion, this problem [racism] will continue to occur.

I believe that it is appropriate for young people in society to revisit Malcolm's journey and his role in history.

Telling a one-sided story doesn't allow for others to have self-love.

I feel so proud to see young people standing up against the injustice to stand up and say that "All lives matter." They're following in the footsteps of those who came before them.

I think books can give rise to empowerment.

The example my parents set, both in and outside of our household, helped me understand that we all have a specific purpose in life--to give back to society.

I don't mind what you call yourself, so long as your heart is being true to you.

Being content isn’t good enough. You deserve so much more—passion, joy, and excitement...

A word meant something only between people, and life’s meaning, its virtue, had something to do with the depth of the relationships we form.

The quiet between them had gone on for far too long now to pretend it was anything other than what it was. There were no more words

When I state myself, as the representative of the verse, it does not mean me, but a supposed person.

If you're going to write, write one poem all your life, let nobody read it, and then burn it. This is very young thinking, I confess, but it is the seminal part of my life.

Your personal philosophy is the greatest determining factor in how your life works out.

A man who has been shot at is a new realist, and what do you say to a realist when the war is a war of ideals?

Home, the spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest.

We are reassured almost as foolishly as we are alarmed; human nature is so constituted.