Sometimes guns really matter. Protecting those who need protection - children, women, minorities in rough parts of town, old folks living in places where cops aren't nearby. Guns are true empowerment for the powerless.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

I think that that's the wisest thing - to prevent illness before we try to cure something.

In so many ways, segregation shaped me, and education liberated me.

The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.

I've learned that forgiving is one of the greatest gifts that I can give myself.

I became the kind of parent my mother was to me.