Helped are those who are content to be themselves; they will never lack mystery in their lives and the joys of self-discovery will be constant.

Part of what confuses people in times of upheaval is that you're getting so many different points of view and directions and so and so, how to do this and do that. And a lot of it is written in a language that honestly most people cannot understand.

One white man on the platform in South Carolina asked us where we were going--we had got off the train to get some fresh air and to dust the grit and dust out of our clothes. When we said Africa he looked offended and tickled too. Niggers going to Africa, he said to his wife. Now I have seen everything.

Everything is already perfect. And if you can accept that everything is already perfect, the imperfection is a part of the perfection. What's to worry about?

Those in power must spend a lot of their time laughing at us.

In every life there comes a point when you have to make a decision about how you will live.

A grown child is a dangerous thing.