That was the thing about being bereaved. People were overcome with sympathy. They did things for you without even considering whether or not it was the right thing to do.

The treachery of demons is nothing compared to the betrayal of an angel.

All my life, I've understood the nature of where I come from, but I never thought it might be wicked until now.

People make decisions, and maybe you don't always agree, but those choices are still their own.

Once, my mother told a whole host of angels that she’d rather die than go back to a man she didn’t love.

Tender, " she said again. "Tender is kind and gentle. It's also sore, like the skin around an injury.

You asked about love. I don't know about love, Daphne. I just know I don't want anything but you. I don't want to anywhere but with you.

I'm not about love, but in this moment, I wish that I were.

He smiles an honest smile for the first time, and the difference is hard to describe but easy to recognize.

I just want that, the way I feel when you kiss me. Just having it makes all the bad things better.

My father's answer was revenge-has always been revenge-and the outcome was just, but not better. Nothing is fixed.

Fluidity means that our black identities are constantly changing as we respond to circumstances in our families and communities of origin, and as we interact with a wider world.

When you're building a company, you need to continually strengthen every component - finance, strategic partnerships, executive team, and relationships with every last constituency.

I don’t know what to tell you, Perry. Life’s hard. Love’s harder

For hundreds of years, that was the major form of entertainment: The grown-ups sat around and watched the kids play. Now they sit around and watch the television. The actors are the kids.

Balancing school, acting, and a social life can be difficult.

Now that I'm here, all I wanna do is get better. I wanna be the best I can be.

But now that I'm a blonde, guys are so blatant about coming on to me.

Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory.

There is a responsibility on all companies to look at the quantum of pay and the relationship between the top and the bottom.

The only wisdom we can hope to acquire Is the wisdom of humility: humility is endless. The houses are all gone under the sea. The dancers are all gone under the hill.