She couldn't live in denial of her own humanity.

I'd rather be in danger with you than be safe without you.

The part of her that should have been disgusted was numb.

When you depart from this world, you must have the confidence that you have left your footprints in the sands of time, that you were among those who fulfilled their purpose

Every man is capable of doing good to another, but to contribute to the happiness of an entire society is to become akin to the gods

My girl and my kid gets the best, always.

I sit in my tree I sing like the birds My beak is my pen My songs are my poems.

I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals.

I always did think I would be married and settled down by now but maybe I ain't ready.

...how odd to think of one's life not as chapters in a book but as complete volumes, separate and distinct.

It takes us a long time to write a song that we all really like, so it makes sense that it would take a while for the listener to get there, too.

I worked also, doing things such as our paper route and, later on, waitressing.

I put out a recording of me singing mostly jazz because I wanted people to know I'm coming from a jazz background.