Thinking I'm a moron gives people something to feel smug about," Charles Wallace said. "Why should I disillusion them?

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

We fill too many gutters while we argue unimportant points and confuse issues.

God didn't tell us to suspend our minds he rather challenged us to come and reason, to use our reasoning faculties.

I have a theory because I was being beaten up a lot by people outside of school, it was almost like if I could make myself sick enough they'd take sympathy on me.

I love working fast. I don't relish the director who wants to do 25 to 30 takes, or the actors who insist on doing 25 or 30 takes.

I'm always working on stuff. But they never materialize. I'm always working on movies and TV shows.

A performance can have amazing visuals and special effects, but it has to tell a good story, even if that story isn't original.

I think that the problem of the American negro goes beyond the principle of any organization whether it's a religious, political, or otherwise.

Doctors said 'go home and enjoy what little is left of your life'. He recovered.

The real truth is, I just want to keep the voice of dissent alive in all of our elections. I don't really want to hang out with politicians.

Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny.