I've spent my whole life in Chicago being asked where am I from, so that I have a sense of displacement that also is very psychologically disorienting.

A good lover will do that, see something worthwhile in you that you never knew was there. And when there's something you don't like to see in yourself a good lover won't see it either.

I wanted everything. What could you not want when you are brown and Indian-looking in a society in which the white aesthetic is praised as acceptable?

Our goal should be to achieve joy

Poverty has its advantages. When you're that poor what would you have that anyone would want? Except your peace of mind. Your dignity. Your heart. The important things.

I'm obviously an American citizen. My parents are American citizens. But I'm not looked at as an American.

There are things coming from me that I felt I wanted to talk about. My search for my own blend of spirituality, my acknowledgement of my sexuality, my being the single mother of a young man.

What you perceive as "liberal" is my independence to choose what i do, with whom, and when. Moreover, it also means that i may choose not to do it, with anyone, ever.

To all the women and the men who ever loved me just a little.

For things to have value in man's world, they are given the role of commodities. Among man's oldest and most constant commodity is woman.

Human sexuality has been regulated and shaped by men to serve men's needs.

Jesus consistently put people before rules.

Who wanted to make lemonade from lemons, when you could make perfectly good lemonade grenades?

Most women think cheating is 'disgusting' … until they fall for a man that likes them back

Prayer is a perfect harmony with God.

One reason we never tame the busy this beast is that we are unwilling to kill anything.

Cheating on a good woman is like choosing trash over treasure.

Remember, work, well done, does good to the man who does it. It makes him a better man.

Dear, dear, the miniature world of the family! All the emotions of mankind seem to find a place in it.

To me, comedy is just twisting reality. It's commenting or observing or twisting life.

Testosterone to me is so important for a sense of well-being when you get older.