There were two immediate results of my forced loneliness: I began to find company in books, and greater pleasure in music.

It’s no disgrace to be black, but it’s often very inconvenient.

The only two words you should ever say to a mirror are "Hello, Beautiful.

We all have the greatest potential. Life is about finding it, embracing it and then learning to be with it in the world without fear of prejudice or judgment.

The first version of everything is janky.

I think things ultimately work out the way they're supposed to, even if it's not always the most comfortable, cushy way.

There is a chalk outline slowly being drawn around common sense and most people can't identify the victim.

I don't have to tell you what I'm going to do in North Korea. And I don't have to tell you what I'm going to do with Iran. You know why? Because they shouldn't know.

In short, humans are programmed to get bored.

By the time Buffy finished its Bay Area theatrical run - including a two-month stint at the dollar theater - I had seen the movie well over three dozen times. I was in love.

You can only be stupid when you're young.

If you can't hear me, it's because I'm in parentheses.