Stress and sleep deprivation had a funny way of liberating the mind from previously held truisms, replacing them with a more compliant desperation.

Sometimes we called one another by our future doctor names. We did it partly to be funny, but mostly because we liked it when people did it back to us.

Her dreamy countenance infuriated me more than her words. I had seen that expression directed at me once upon a time.

Grace freely given by God,

No freedom till we're equal. Damn right I support it.

Well, I don't know, Lina. But let's just say I've met a lot of dead people.

All music has political dimensions because it suggests a way of being.

Each of us will eventually give away all our earthly possessions. How we choose to do so, however, is a reflection of our commitment to the kingdom of God.

Real music to me is real; it's what you feel.

I'm a layperson. I barely got out of high school. I have no business telling people what to do or my big philosophy on life. I'm certainly not going to write any sort of memoir.

The thing about secrets is they keep you in a prison. Once you share, WHOOSH, there is a release.

You'll be a good parent when you're ready to no longer be selfish. Until I was about 35, it was all about me. I look back and I'm astonished at how I lived my life - it was totally self-involved.

Habit: Often mistaken for love.