You are responsible for your life. It doesn't matter what your Mama did. It doesn't matter what your Daddy didn't do. You are responsible for your life.

Getting my library card was like citizenship; it was like American citizenship.

You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self doubt.

I couldn't kill myself. I would be afraid the minute I did it; something really good would happen and I'd miss it.

Great communication begins with connection.

Alone time is when I distance myself from the voices of the world so I can hear my own.

Only by owning who and what you are can you step into the fullness of life.