She had shown him by her independence how it was only fear that held people together. The fear of being alone and the fear of being different.

For what is more lovable than failure?

His mother stood before him like a monument. He saw her great outline through the blur of his weakness and his passion. She made no movement at all.

Meanwhile Bellgrove had been savouring love's rare aperitif, the ageless language of the eyes.

I guess I could drive myself crazy trying to figure out why he left me but I can’t, all I can do is move on, Parisa replied, the words came out smoother and easier than she expected.

If you start a painting and you don't like where it's going, don't give up on it. Just keep going and follow through. You might be surprised how it ends up.

It's a fixer-upper of a planet but we could make it work.

A crowd pagan as ever imperial Rome was, eager, careless, with an animal vigour unlike that of any European crowd that I have ever looked at.

I hope that I'm able to help people when they're going through things, even if it's just to listen.

Courage is the standing army of the soul which keeps it from conquest, pillage, and slavery.

One of the things I noticed when I worked at Vibe was that backstage at a fashion show, they always referred to the black models as "black girls." I thought, "They never say 'white girls.'

When you take on a role you try to do as much as possible beforehand to get your mind into it. Just to prepare because it's a daunting prospect to go six months or whatever.

I'm a Cancer, which means I'm maternal and emotional. So in relationships I'm screwed.

You have to take everything I say with a grain of salt.