We danced too wild, and we sang too long, and we hugged too hard, and we kissed too sweet, and howled just as loud as we wanted to howl, because by now we were all old enough to know that what looks like crazy on an ordinary day looks a lot like love if you catch it in the moonlight.

...freedom can be a full-time job if you let it.

Sometimes you meet yourself on the road before you have a chance to learn the appropriate greeting. Faced with your own possibilities, the hard part is knowing a speech is not required. All you have to say is yes.

What looks like crazy on an ordinary day looks looks a lot like love if you catch it in the moonlight.

As African-Americans, we often spend our time and energy blaming other people for the problems we see around us.

I've never been to Paris. I don't like to fly!

Putting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing. A journal is a great way to do that.