Favorite poems are like favorite children. We definitely have them but we never tell as the others would have their feelings hurt.

Who I am really keeps surprising me.

I think we're always in love. It's that simple. And it's important to remember that love doesn't have anything to do with sex. It's two different things. Being in love is the happy part. I was teasing my gentleman, "We know that you're in love when you cook for us." It's true. When men cook for you, they're in love.

There are things you stand up for because it’s right.

What's the difference between dragging a black man behind a truck in Jasper, Texas, and beating a white boy to death in Wyoming because he's gay?

Nina Simone's music is incredibly honest. That's like saying, "Why does Jesus' word still stay around?" It's incredibly honest and it's good.

No one needs to teach you to be mean; we need to be taught to be kind.