And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.

How beautiful to find a heart that loves you, without asking you for anything, but to be okay.

And God said, Love your enemy, & I obeyed Him & loved myself.

If indeed you must be candid, be candid beautifully.

Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

Keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life.

If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.

Maybe all that silence about my brother did something to me. I think it did. Not talking can make a guy pretty lonely

There are fascinating possibilities in this situation. I'd get it down on paper if I were you.

I find most men don't like a lot of makeup.

Accursed, blasted, heartless things [books]! Full of empty promises, full of false lures, always making you hungry, never satisfying you, never!

I don't celebrate Valentine's Day. It gets in the way of Black History Month. Cupid didn't free any slaves.

I make my own music and I don't criticize others.

In the national security establishment, it is somewhat frowned upon for people to take extremely harsh partisan roles in campaigns.

I actually get a metallic taste in my mouth when I think about electric music.

[People] just don't seem to want to give [Donald Trump] any kind of berth at all, let alone a wide berth, to govern.

There is a difference between giving directions and giving direction.