Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God.

The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.

The breezes of the West African night were intimate and shy, licking the hair, sweeping through cotton dresses with unseemly intimacy, then disappearing into the utter blackness.

I don't think modesty is a very good virtue, if it is a virtue at all. A modest person will drop the modesty in a minute. It's a learned affectation.

I wasn't a pretty girl. I was six feet tall at 15, you know.

Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.

People don't always remember what you say or even what you do, but they always remember how you make them feel.