Remember to keep yourself alive, there is nothing more important than that.

The only difference is now more young black men are in the spotlight.

Go with your bad self.

My poems tend to be more celebratory and lyrical, and the novels so far pretty dark. Poetry doesn't seem to me to be an appropriate tool for exploring that.

Blessed are the pure in heart for they have so many more things to talk about.

Never will the Anarchists in Spain be made to suffer as they have been and are in Russia.

Intellectual curiosity drove Einstein to some of the world's most important discoveries.

Let me posses what I now have, or even less, so that I may enjoy my remaining days, if Heaven grant any to remain.

Life is too short to drink bad wine.

My father said that a silent person is trying to hide something.

The concept of individual with a conscience is one whose highest allegiance is to his fellow man.

I think that the poorest of the poor... look up to wealthy and successful Indians with some degree of respect and pride.