My mother, religious-negro, proud of Having waded through a storm, is, very obviously, A sturdy Black bridge that I Crossed over, on.

The history, the root, the strength of my father is the strength we now rest on.

Time flies, whether you’re wasting it or not.

Only stupid people don't change their minds.

You don't really think about [career] much, because in a way it seems like another time and a different person.

We don't know what we're writing until it just comes out. We don't sit around crunching numbers

What I do is create an aura of mystery.

Don't think you have to be solemn to meditate. To meditate, well, you have to smile a lot.

He's an angel. Isn't he supposed to love everyone, even the damned? Especially when said damned are his drinking buddies.

I got serious about painting at 12, when most people give up.

We're letting [technology] take us places that we don't want to go.