One of the things that I've noticed over the years is that I seem to be fascinated as a writer with the notion that we already have all that we need.

Never look directly at the sun. Instead, look at the sunflower.

The pyramid shape is said to hold many secrets and amazing properties. One of them is a sense of wonder.

Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.

A woman is human. She is not better, wiser, stronger, more intelligent, more creative, or more responsible than a man. Likewise, she is never less. Equality is a given. A woman is human.

The nutcracker sits under the holiday tree, a guardian of childhood stories. Feed him walnuts and he will crack open a tale.

Sunrise paints the sky with pinks and the sunset with peaches. Cool to warm. So is the progression from childhood to old age.

Was it you or I who stumbled first? It does not matter. The one of us who finds the strength to get up first, must help the other.

Patience is not a virtue. It is an achievement.

A boomerang returns back to the person who throws it. But first, while moving in a circle, it hits its target. So does gossip.

Each letter of the alphabet is a steadfast loyal soldier in a great army of words, sentences, paragraphs, and stories. One letter falls, and the entire language falters.

We’ve all got weaknesses. Me, for instance. I’m tragically funny and good-looking.

Adventures of Lailah Gifty Akita, the wonder woman!

For most of the history of the American empire, government has been a tool for preserving and furthering the power and might of white male corporate elites.

It's sometimes better to pretend I don't hear the sound of somebody in the nearby woods with a shotgun.

The hamster called. He wants his home back.

Because Music is a language that lives in the spiritual realms, we can hear it, we can notate it and create it, but we cannot hold it in our hands

If you feel lucky, then you are.

I can't wait to see how Dan and I will look when we are older.

If you would civilize a man, begin with his grandmother.

O gentle son, Upon the heat and flame of thy distemper, sprinkle cool patience.