Paradise is to be the ultimate instrument, fulfilling God's desperate intent that we love each other.

Sorrow for not understanding like I understand now the unpredictable, profound journey that marriage is.

My dream was I was going to be an actor. Racism occurred to me. It dawned on me that I would not be an actor. It occurred to me that I was not white. It occurred to me that being what they call colored, being a Negro, was some kind of a disadvantage.

The greatest gift is not being afraid to question.

God, make me so uncomfortable that I will do the very thing I fear.

Art is in the process of redefining our relationships to each other ... The creative minds are bubbling, bubbling, and I know the soup that's coming up next time is going to feed a lot more of us.

You have to learn how to be married. You have to learn to love somebody.