You don't need to know what you're escaping from to become a fugitive.

Women only cut their hair in times of crisis... It's somethin' a woman always has the power to do, even when she loses control over everything else. Cuttin' hair is a cry for help.

People aren't often asked to make life or death decisions. There are no causes to die for. You can go through life never knowing which of your friends would really come through for you

Discontented women are like pressure cookers. The steam rises and one day they just reach boiling point.

I think women sign on for some ideal when they get married, and when they realise they haven't got anything close to what they want, they bury their disappointment.

Children expect their mothers to love them, no matter what. Those who don't get this tend to feel cheated the rest of their lives.

Stadium rock and commercial rock are the opposite of what poetry needs. An audience of around 200 is ideal for poetry.

The quickest way to stop noticing something may be to buy it, just as the quickest way to stop appreciating a person may be to marry them.

There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.

The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune.

...and I put on "All My Love" and watched the sun rise yet again and thought thank you Robert Plant for all your love but do you have anymore?

God uses everything for good in our lives.

The right food always comes at the right time. Reliance on out-of-season foods makes the gastronomic year an endlessly boring repetition.

It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are.

I'm grateful for people who have believed in me when others might not have.

Love is merely a madness.