We do all the things we can to essentially brainwash people into liking it before it actually comes out.

Narcissism really spreads its wings and soars on twitter. It's like watching a dragon hatch and learn to fly.

My father, his spirit is with me constantly, and I'm a believer in that world and the world of dreams and that stuff.

If you look at all the pictures of women in magazines, everybody's got a forehead that looks like a billboard. Completely blank.

I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.

I love sharing my story. It's endlessly healing.

We torment ourselves rather to make it appear that we are happy than to become so.

My son don't have to say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud. He don't have to be called those crazy names.

Maine should be pleased that its animal is not a waverer, and rather than fight, lets the primed quill fall. Shallow oppressor, intruder, insister, you have found a resister.

It's true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.

It's a wild thing, that people have the ability to help each other by just relating to one another.

Not to give up under any circumstances should be the motto of our life: I shall try again and again, and I am bound to succeed. There will be obstacles, but I have to defy the obstacles.