In our particular society, it is the narrowed and narrowing view of life that often wins.

For a long time, I thought I was ugly and disfigured. This made me shy and timid, and I often reacted to insults that were not intended.

To grow, to become spiritually alive, and vibrant, you really have to struggle. Without struggle, you do not move at all...I would appreciate it if readers who come to my work would try very, very, very hard not to think narrowly as we are taught to think in America.

I feel like to be where you need to be - where you know you need to be - is such a high. What could be better?

In my opinion and experience, imperialists of all nations and races will tell us anything to keep us fighting. For them.

I don’t need a certain number of friends, just a number of friends I can be certain of.

I have fallen in love with the imagination. And if you fall in love with the imagination, you understand that it is a free spirit. It will go anywhere, and it can do anything.