I had forgotten such innocence exists, /forgotten how it feels/ to live with neither calendars nor clocks

Any noble cause will encounter its share of setbacks. The strength of that cause is measured in how the men who fight for it respond. We refuse to give up, which is why we will prevail eventually.

You have to really believe that you can move mountains.

Gratitude is a vaccine, an antitoxin, and an antiseptic.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

There's a stereotype that to be a strong black woman is to be strong about being black.

A lot of people think that it was about Biggie on the East Coast and 2Pac on the West Coast. It wasn't like that. Big ran New York. 2Pac ran America.

Security here in New York City is still very tight. Hookers in Times Square now are demanding two forms of fake ID.

Life is a challenge. Realize that and work, every day, to rise up and meet it.

Genius is only a superior power of seeing.

I was never like, 'Oh, I really want to play Cinderella.' That's not necessarily always been the dream. But it's super fun to play a princess.