Writing is a consciousness formally at work in the territory of the imaginary.

To be a poet is to place pleasure, beauty and sensual delights front and centre, it means having a predilection for debauchery.

... if patriarchy can take what exists and make it not, surely we can take what exists and make it be.

Language is magic: it makes things appear and disappear.

Loving a woman is always political.

I cannot get close to any you.

To write, you must first belong to yourself.

she wanted because art

May you find the grace of triumph in any situation.

I discipline my mind to see past distractions, to scrutinize deceptive tendencies and to pay careful attention to details whether I am conversing with others or I’m just a passive observer.

You don't have to have to be rich like Oprah Winfrey or Rihanna to make a difference in somebody's life-To some people ten dollars feels like ten million dollars

I'll come back to you, " I say. "I promise you, if it's the last thing I do, I'll come back to you."Her face is buried in my neck. She nods."I'll count the minutes until you do." she says.

I don't think this is an example of life and limb being at risk. I like the fact that our fans care.

My soul tasted that heavenly food, which gives new appetite while it satiates.

We wondered why when a child laughed, he belonged to Daddy, and when he had a sagging diaper that smelled like a landfill, 'He wants his mother.'

Any enjoyment is weakened when shared.

These 3 topics will always generate 100+ comments of irrational/ridiculous people: Taxes, tipping, and spending on weddings.

I can't do anything else. So if this falls through, I'm screwed.