I'm one in what I do and what I say and what I believe.

There's an ecstatic side to writing. It's like jazz. It just has a life.

War will stop when we no longer praise it, or give it any attention at all. Peace will come wherever it is sincerely invited.

Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.

Love is big; love can hold anger, love can even hold hatred. It's about the intention of what you want it to do.

When people become elders - when they're older; they can be old without being an elder, really. They [can] just be old and not very useful.

Whenever you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul.