Since the beginning of time there was always stories like this, ” he replies. “As children we reveled in the dream that there was a place out there that was different from the one we lived in.

You have such faith, ” he tells me. “Let it be bigger than your fears.

The darkness is no place to be in times like this.

A book, child. A book just for you, in a lost language.

..and she a star, to outshine all the suns of mans days.

Everyone is good at heart. We all do things with the greatest of intentions and most of the time we do it for selfish reasons. Myself included.

Everyone makes mistakes. If everyone fell into the sand after making a mistake we would never get anywhere. We'd all be washed away in the sea, lost forever. Do you understand?

Whatever my path, I have faith I will end up where I need to be.

I lost my family, ” he says softly. The tone of his voice justifies my earlier regret. “If you have nothing to love, you have nothing to lose. Even your own life becomes meaningless.

Maybe you should stop putting so much faith into what you read in books.

I see my father. I see him gone away. My world is a little bit colder.

Literature is integrated, and I'm not just talking about color or race. I'm talking about the power of literature to make us recognize - and again and again - the wholeness of the human experience.

You know what's better than building things up in your imagination? Building things up in real life.

How do you write zero in Roman numerals?

Fasting is truly a secret source of power.

True simplicity is, well, you just keep on going and going until you get to the point where you go... Yeah, well, of course.

Surround yourself with people that are going to support you on your journey, and get rid of the ones that don't.

I think I loved you more that summer than I ever loved anyone.

I don't believe in waiting for great feelings. I need to wire myself for positivity and gratitude. I need to build a highway to those.

I suspect that there is no serious scholar who doesn’t like to watch television. I’m just the only one who confesses.

I have dedicated a significant portion of my time and artistry to making art that addresses various forms of oppression, including white supremacy, misogyny, and biphobia.