We sat bathed in luscious darkness, Casco Bay's thousand islands spread out before us like a diamond quilt. 'I don't get enough of this, ' she said.

She was at the same table near the back where three nights ago I'd sat entranced by her songs. And where the two of us had talked like old friends.

Then I remembered how she was - fiery, ruthless, smart, and despite herself very caring, not a person who hurts anyone.

Wind blew snow crystals back and forth between the graves. The ancient pines creaked overhead.

Be kind. It will reveal your true inner beauty.

I speak to the Black experience, but I am always talking about the human condition--about what we can endure, dream, fail at and survive.

Loan sharking may mean investment and immediate solutions but desperate loan sharks, who are short of cash, abuse your rights and attack other people's home. ~ Odyssey of a Heart, Home of a Soul

The evening news made her wonder if God was dead; the morning sun made her believe He wasn't.

The United States has, overall, the most effective system of higher education the world has ever known.

To generous souls every task is noble.

Heartache forces us to embrace God out of desparate, urgent need. God is never closer than when your heart is aching.

On a scale of one to ten, I'm probably a six when it comes to flirting. I'm quite shy.

I think it's a problem if you don't compensate people that have got no money, because I really feel you're exploiting them.

Think Give. Not Get. Nothing has the power to positively change your world more.