You can't forgive your captor and simultaneously be upset at your place in society.

The sun might be God. God might not watch us at night.

I sometimes sit on my roof. Not to be closer to god. To be further from y'all.

There's an inexplicable joy that exists on a brown child's face and in the way they navigate their world long before they discover they're hated.

What you don't think about when you're planning for children is when you're going to teach them how not to be killed

An HBCU that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.An African American Studies class that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.

Sometimes our walls exist just to see who has the strength to knockthem down.

Undeniable chemistry and horrific timing. They love each other.

In her attempt to make me a good man, I made her a bad woman.

The relationship was perfect, but I hated everything about the person I became.

I'm silent when there is a war inside me. There's a need to keep the people outside intact.

The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.

The miracle centered gospel gives people this mentality that they could have their way without being their best.

The work is at such a high level and is so well executed, it really is a matter of taste... [Source: Project Runway — but consider, applied to the theme of book reviews, it seems apropos!]

I take them 8 to 80, dumb, crippled, and crazy. Crisp and clean with no caffeine, and a pair of spandex or either tight jeans.

What have I stolen? Probably money as a kid.

Stop focusing on what's wrong with everyone else and start focusing on how blessed you are.

For there are deeds which have no form, sufferings which have no tongue.

I had a classic case of what people call "seeker's disease." That was part of my journey, but now, meaning is like a secret that's revealing itself moment by moment, day by day.

Don't let what you don't know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset.

In terms of a "career," I never have long-term plans, and certainly don't want to spend several years, say, writing a "long" novel.