A decade passed between King's assassination and my birth, but the older I get, the more acutely aware I become that 10 years is nothing.

I also think it's crucial to convey that the [Black] Movement largely succeeded because of the unwavering dedication of young people willing to risk their comfort, their safety, their lives.

I think being able to identify with young people and...their capacity to change the world and shake things up. I think that's the greatest strength.

Happily-ever-after monogamy has been reinforced so steadily in literature that we tend to feel like failures when we don’t achieve that in reality.

Desperaux, " she said. He saw his name on her lips."I honor you, " whispered Desperaux. "I honor you.

You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe

Travel itself is part of some longer continuity.

Travel, like dreams, is a door that opens from the real world into a world that is yet to be discovered

A lot of Arabs have proven to themselves that there is an alternative to Bin Laden-ism if they want to do away with the corrupt, autocratic regimes in their countries.

f you could cross a lion and a monkey, that's what I'd be, because monkeys are funny and lions are strong.

I always wanted to be a sprinter.

The more people there are, the more food we need, the more space we occupy, the more resources and consumer goods we wish to have and the more development has to take place

The more a man writes, the more he can write.