Evidence tells that black and Latina woman are more accepting of curves, and that's a good thing.

Write,' she said, 'as if you'll never be read. That way you'll be sure to tell the truth.

Because I live in California now, I find my musings really being centered in this world.

How cruel it must be for a man to live past his soul.

If you don't like something about yourself, change it. If you're OK with it, you gotta own it. There's nothing in between.

We're seeing a decline in religion in North America but, I hope, a rise in individual spirituality. Whatever that means to people.

I have never looked into my sister's eyes. I have never bathed alone. I have never stood in the grass at night and raised my arms to the beguiling moon. I’ve never used an airplane bathroom. Or worn a hat. Or been kissed like that. I’ve never driven a car. Or slept through the night. Never a private talk. Or a solo walk. I’ve never climbed a tree. Or faded into a crowd. So many things I’ve never done, but oh, how I’ve been loved. And, if such things were to be, I’d live a thousand lives as me, to be loved so exponentially.