All riddles are blues, / And all blues are sad, / And I'm only mentioning / Some blues I've had.

We need Joy as we need air. We need Love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.

I had read a Tale of Two Cities and found it up to my standards as a romantic novel. She opened the first page and I heard poetry for the first time in my life...her voice slid in and curved down trough and over the words. She was nearly singing.

Elimination of illiteracy is as serious an issue to our history as the abolition of slavery.

When I say 'I am a Christian', I'm not shouting 'I'm saved'. I'm whispering 'I get lost'. That is why I chose this way.

I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned affectation. It's like decal stuck up on a person.

I'm a religious woman. And I feel I have responsibility. I have no modesty at all. I'm even afraid of it - it's a learned affectation and it's just stuck on me like decals.