What is a fear of living? It's being preeminently afraid of dying. It is not doing what you came here to do, out of timidity and spinelessness. The antidote is to take full responsibility for yourself - for the time you take up and the space you occupy. If you don't know what you're here to do, then just do some good.

When I write, I tend to twist my hair. Something for my small mind to do, I guess.

Live life as if it were created just for you.

I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me.

I keep hitting the escape button but I am still here!

First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.

It is imperative that young white men and women study the black American history. It is imperative that blacks and whites study the Asian American history.