What I liked about Greece was [...] the impressive force of the language itself, unconfined by dictionaries, spoken in the streets, in cafés and in the country.

Sings. Hope in every sphere of life is a privilege that attaches to action. No action, no hope.

Whoever you are, you've got to start from where you are. If you're a sailor, and only know sailor's language, well, write in it, for God's sake.

No hope no action.

In a story you had to find a reason, but real life gets on very well without even Freudian motivations.

A lot of Americans don't have a passport, never will have a passport. Not only will they not travel, they don't want to travel.

For women raised in the '70s, high heels can still carry a stigma; they're associated with being stupid, with just wanting to please a man. Other women find them empowering.

And while it is true that I got the best woman in the world, I don't think love saves you.

Creativity can be learned like basketball, which does not mean we will all be NBA stars.

What the elements are to chemistry, what the sounds are to music, are words to language.

There are more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history.

There are more African Americans under correctional control, in prison or jail, on probation or parole, than were enslaved in 1850 a decade before the civil war began.

I'm the kind of person, if, if I have a day that is nerve-wracking, or my week has been bad or something's going down, I won't eat. Some people eat, I don't eat. And it shows in my physical frame.

The danger of prosperity is that it encourages a false independence.