...bookstores, libraries... they're the closest thing I have to a church.

Every libromancer had a first book. Etched more sharply into my memory than my first kiss, this book had been my magical awakening.

Our soul contains energy, transformed into Spirit, expressing dreams and thoughts through works of the mind.

sometimes you have to dismantle your life to find your passion.

We live in a patriarchal culture. It's okay for women to be objectified but not for men.

So, according to the religious, you can only be good if you're scared of the consequences of being bad? Strange, I thought people were good because they care about each other?

The white audiences thought I was white, my features being what they are, and at every performance I'd have to take off my gloves to prove I was a spade.

I'm very happy when I have time to just be.

Mutual respect and mutual listening are the foundations of harmony within the family.

Love is the fire in which everything is reduced to ashes. Only God will be saved. Only God cannot burn.

Every book in the world is out there waiting to be read by me.

We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely - and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.