What trouble have you brought to my doorstep, Beka?" she asked."I don't see where blaming me for things that began months ago will be useful, " I replied.

Money talks and walks, but it does not bark.

She's all over us like maggots on garbage, just because I interfered with one pickpocket yesterday.

I forgot my purse of laughter when I dressed this mornin', " she told me. "Have you not bought anythin' the last few days? Prices have gone up. Pay or starve, it's all one to me.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

An educator should consider that he has failed in his job if he has not succeeded in instilling some trace of a divine dissatisfaction with our miserable social environment.

I write because I want to give strength to myself

Finding is for things that are lost. You don't need to find me, Mayor.

Without justice, courage is weak.

What makes a good captain is someone that can lead and someone who dies for their team.

I felt I was good in basketball but I wasn't a blue-chip prospect.

The range in brightness from the purple glow [of the sunset] to the dark sky above is too great for most films, and naturally it is beyond the range of printed pictures.

People who invariably put themselves first will find that others tend to put them last.

Why don't we call on the credit card companies to be accountable? They need to be held accountable for their predatory lending practices.