We weren't raised Muslim - we were born Muslim. I didn't go to a Muslim school, but it was just the theme song. It was ambient.

I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence

Just be yourself and one day you will find someone who loves you for everything you are, flaws or no flaws.

You would never know if you could ever be, If you never try, you would never see.

The truth is limitless in its range, if you drop the T and look at it in reverse it could hurt.

Chief Keef scares me... not him specifically, but just the culture that he represents.

Making your moves, paying your dues, chasing the cool.

Takes a long time to happen so fast... To realize that your future is somebody else's past

That should be the measure of success for everyone. It's not money, it's not fame, it's not celebrity; my index of success is happiness.

My problem is I’m peaceful, and I believe in the people.

Fear is such a weak emotion that’s why I despise it

Love is the magic, mystery, and the beauty of life.

Because love was not the answer to every question. Because real love meant sacrifice. Sometimes love means letting go.

Sometimes, I wondered if I might speed up his words by grabbing his wrists and finishing his gestures for him.

The Grateful Dead are our religion. This is a religion that doesn't pay homage to the God that all the other religions pay homage to.

All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation.

Every creature in the world is like a book and a picture and a mirror for us

I've never chased the dollar, I've always chased the reader's heart. I love having more readers. The more people who read it, the more thrilled I am.

I’m not club-able, you see. I don’t like literary parties and literary gatherings and literary identities. I’d hate to join anything, however loosely.

I'm developing a mild rash at the idea of "plugging" anything, because it's not how I roll.

There are just two rules of governance in a free society: Mind your own business. Keep your hands to yourself.