You can't take care of yourself.

Most people our age have the whole "dating game" [mentality] of trying to sell yourself or be strategic.

Dates are fun, but being a serial dater isn't my thing; I'd rather care about someone and be able to wear sweatpants out to dinner. That's the end goal.

You will find the reality of life by reading.

I've left behind so many unfinished quilts in my life, beautiful pieces of dreams and intentions never fully assembled.

AIMS without MEANS are USELESS.

I really like having someone who knows about food and what goes well together make a meal for me.

We must never forget that the dance is the cradle of Negro music.

World Refugee Day is a reminder that there is no 'us' and 'them.' There is only us, one human family, connected in ways we sometimes forget.

I was not a lovable child, and I'd grown into a deeply unlovable adult. Draw a picture of my soul, and it'd be a scribble with fangs.

If you make a mistake, clean it up quicker rather than later.

I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles.

Sometimes you had to take a look at yourself and then look away.