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.

All stress comes from resisting what is.

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.

What you're thinking, what you're saying, what you're doing, is having an impact on you and the people around you

It is very true, that the way you think creates reality for yourself.

Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.