And so I tell you, restless one, that no matter what happens, when things get dark, look to the light and keep moving forward in faith.

I must give you this warning: your journeys will rarely ever go as you plan. You will make mistakes, and you will feel lost. Whenever that happens, look to the light and keep moving forward in faith.

In the quiet of the graveyard, the couple knelt together in soul-stretching silence—wishing, waiting, hoping, praying.

Willpower, though important in its own way, is never enough. In order for you to be truly powerful, you must open up and trust in something beyond yourself—something you cannot prove for certain.

Have faith in the light you carry.

Faith is believing in something you cannot prove for certain.

Always go as far as you can see, then let faith take you the rest of the way.

Where does your soul walk? Does it walk in the sunlit woods or hide in the shadowy forest?

I didn't just see a child in my dreams—I felt it in my heart.

Where does your soul walk?

All churches are an echo of this—the Cathedral of Nature.

Sometimes the only thing that got you through hell was that you were in too deep to pull out.-Ehlena's thoughts

The how and why wild, little animals landed up with people will probably never be known for sure.

Integrity is a high rock above which the stormy ocean of worldly troubles cannot rise.

Marriage is this grand madness, and I think if people knew that, they would perhaps take it more seriously.

Mostly I'm proud to be an African-American woman, but I'm glad I have a universal look as well.

To create art means to be crazy alone forever.

As long as you're being a copycat, you will never be the best copycat.

I've always had trouble with authority.

And that's how it is in America. We look to our communities, our faiths, our families for our joy, our support, in good times and bad. It is both how we live our lives and why we live our lives.

Do not believe hastily.