You ever think about the noose?''I been thinking about the noose since I was born.

What good's a black face if it means I'm just someone else's property? Why give me these arms and legs just to carry someone else's load, not my own?

Fly you crows. My father was not a spectacle. He was the greatest man I ever knew. He was my everything.

Breathing is underrated.

Always something new, always something I didn't expect, and sometimes it isn't horrible.

Good men's actions are naturalWhile a scoundrel's charityIs carefully planned to please.

At any rate, Daddy usually comes to my defence. Without him I wouldn't be able to stick out here.

You have to be tenacious, you have to be focused, you have to have a real vision, and be extremely passionate about it.

There's an awful lot of biblical ignorance, and the church perpetuates that ignorance.

We are born for love, but it will die if not nurtured.

You'll never get anything done if you walk around with an unchipped heart.

If we feel secure In the depths of our heart, We shall not challenge anybody, For inner confidence Is nothing short of Complete satisfaction.

A good rule for writers: do not explain overmuch.