I dont call myself a very good Christian, but I think I know one when I see one, and I also think I know when I dont.

To me, there is nothing more soothing than the song of a mosquito that cant get through the mesh to bite you.

Haiti was founded by African slaves who rose against their European masters, had a revolution, and created a new state. There is no other such event in Western history.

I have always had a mystical attitude toward inspiration. Thats my nature.

Since the 1960s, exile for Haitians is a condition that ends only to begin again.

In For Whom the Bell Tolls, Hemingway cozies up to revolution by romanticizing it (and not only with those execrable love scenes).

Sometimes you don't get but one mistake, if the one you pick is bad enough.

I have always had a mystical attitude toward inspiration. That's my nature.

Sometimes the ultimate act of self-compassion is turning off your phone and looking someone in the eye.

Life is fleeting, and the wonder can be lost within the confusion of worldly reality.

You are believing not in your god but in yourself if your god knows no better than you do...and yet, in this alone, I am afraid, you have already been fooling yourself.

What are humans meant to do

Starting strong is impressive but ending strong is legendary.

My life has been the antithesis of that book 'The Secret'. I've always been interested in doing what I do. I love storytelling and I really enjoyed acting, but it never seemed like a realistic thing.

Quickly say, "That's good!" to every setback and adversity, and then find out what is good about it.

Human cruelty and treachery surpassed all understanding. There were no answers. Only excuses.

Those unmindful when they hear, for all they make of their intelligence, may be regarded as the walking dead.

Modern society has not rid itself of religion, as it fondly believes; it has merely replaced the historical religions by a host of idolatrous cults struggling for possession of the soul of man.