The more sincere the soul, the heavier the cross endured.

As painful as life can be at times for people all over the world there is some component of existence, or nonexistence perhaps, operating to implement a balance and give us an opportunity to turn the horrors we've forced upon each other into something more conducive to sustaining at least minimal degrees of sanity and love.

Compassion crowns the soul with its truest victory.

The study of history empowers nations and individuals with an ability to avoid errors of the past and lay foundations for victories in the future.

Stars wishing upon the potential of humans shine faithfully on.

By striving so mightily to accomplish specific goals on behalf of one segment of humanity, she [Toni Morrison] went beyond them to create literary wonders capable of enriching the lives of not just her own people, but of all people.

Happy World Poetry Day: 'The American identity has never been a singular one and the voices of poets invariably sing, in addition to their own, the voices of those around them.