he was so beautiful because when he held her he was not concerned with ‘being a man.’ ‘being a man’ had nothing to do with this. these flowers pouring from his chest. – weightless

the worstthing that ever happenedtothe worldwasthe white man coming across gun powder.–– the end of the world | the beginning of white supremacy

as a childthere was eitherbooksorpain.i chose books.-how i became a writer

i am a woman and a poem. – visceral

there is no healthier drug than creativity.

the thing you are mostafraid to writewrite that-- advice to young writers

there is you and you.this is a relationship.this is the most important relationship.

healingbeginsthe momentyouwant it to

we are houses eaten by rivers because we do not know their smell.

the rain in this room is low and thickand undressing my heart through the air. – intimacy

Discover what you need to do to make your life have meaning.

Happiness when sustained too long in print can rightly be construed as sappiness...

Mum used to say we were the same soul split in two and walking around on four legs. It seems unnatural being born together and then dying apart.

To be a role model of the kingdom priority is for your lifestyle to speak it

Spring, when the earth tilts closer to the sun, runs a strict timetable of flowers.

Children use the fist until they are of age to use the brain.

I love you so much when i see you i get butterflies

You think if you work hard enough, you can fix the precious things you've broken - rather than being careful with them in the first place.

Religion is the root of quite a lot of evil.

The clean tongue, the clear head, and the bright eye are birthrights of each day.