War talk by men who have been in a war is always interesting; whereas moon talk by a poet who has not been in the moon is likely to be dull.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Never regret anything that made you smile.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

The best gifts come from the heart, not the store.

The first time he saw me, comatose with a head the size of 3 basketballs, he didn't even think it was me.

I was always told at school that you had to have a back-up plan, but all I ever wanted to do was act. There was no plan B for me.

Ever since I can remember feeling love for my parents, I've been frightened of losing them.

This train of thought was heading straight for Pity City, and she wanted to get off.

I think I'm the best, of course. How could I not?

There are a lot of parts of who I am that no one in the public has ever known, but the older I've gotten, the more I've appreciated my own strange little self and come to terms with that.

Hip-hop is very diverse, but if you only focus on one aspect of it, then what you get is this image of Black America that is completely contrary to what actually goes on.

I've seen what commitment leads to. Going in is the easy part. It's the ending that sucks! -Remy

I think I became [writer] despite myself - tricking myself into it, really.