Fear of the unknown and the other is the root of almost all hate. It is born of ignorance and fed by those who would keep us divided.

And please God, grant me the wisdom to remember that I am writing for children, not golden stickers.

Your mind is a weapon. Your heart is an asset. Your soul is a treasure. Your life is a jewel.

He knows the universe and does not know himself.

There might've been wires, but I have this ability to make myself light. Well you know what, in ballet, when you kind of lift yourself here, it's all up in the head.

There is something in us, as storytellers and as listeners to stories, that demands the redemptive act, that demands that what falls at least be offered the chance to be restored.

If you join a fight for social justice you may win or lose, but just by being part of the struggle, you win, and your life will be better for it.

The idea of the self interests me a great deal. What is the self? And finding yourself, and which self? In a way, we're more than one self, but you somehow try to get to a rock bottom self.

I think when you're 25 you're still finding yourself, and you should have the freedom of that.

There isn't a part of our lives that money doesn't touch - it affects our relationships, the way we go about our everyday activities, our ability to make dreams reality, everything.

Whoe'er excels in what we prize, appears a hero in our eyes.