My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and just walking down the street, it was like roots, like the motherland. I knew I belonged here.

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

I am disappointed by this controversy surrounding A Million Little Pieces because I rely on the publishers to define the category that a book falls within and also the authenticity of the work.

It does not matter how you came into the world, what matters is that you are here.

If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.

I live inside God's dream for me. I don't try to tell God what I'm supposed to do. . . God can dream a bigger dream for you than you can dream for yourself.

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