Between loving friends there need be no secrets . . . the trusting heart is always safe with another who truly cares.

Words have consequences, and I judge people not only by their words but what they do. And if you look at people who have a pattern, who've built a career out of dividing people and who built a career out of often not just Obama but finding ways to degrade and diminish African-Americans and African-American leaders. It's racist to consistently make your living on the backs of black people.

Color is something we see with our eyes, but love is something we see with our heart.

A small speckled visitor Wearing a crimson cape Brighter than a cherry Smaller than a grape A polka-dotted someone Walking on my wall A black-hooded lady In a scarlet shawl.

Where is the yesterday that worried us so.

I used to keep my college roommate from reading my personal mail by hiding it in her textbooks.

Influence: What you think you have until you try to use it.