I have observed that vulgar readers almost always lose their veneration for the writings of the genius with whom they have had personal intercourse.

To delight the ear and the eye is a mere sensual indulgence;—true poetry strikes at the soul.

He who is lord of himself, and exists upon his own resources, is a noble but a rare being.

The glory dies not, and the grief is past.

There is this value in books, that they enable us to converse with the dead. There is something in this beyond the mere intrinsic worth of what they have left us.

Discovering your God-given purpose does not necessarily put you in a place of omniscience.

Finding one’s place in the world is never easy.Have courage and be true to who you are.Remember, those who dare to be different areOften the ones who change the world.

And you are mine, and you will be mine. Theywill not get you. - Eric from Dead and Gone

The first word you see at the airport is 'terminal'.

Success in God's eyes is faithfulness to His calling.

I majored in directing. However, I did spend some time at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, so I am somewhat well-versed in African Studies.

I'm tired of living in a police state.

When someone sets out to be controversial or provocative or shocking as an end in itself, I don't think that's a noble goal.

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity.