A gentleman will walk but never run.. it takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile.. be yourself no matter what they say.

I come from a family of losers, and I've rejected my family as something I don't want to be like.

For to sit in a room full of books, and remember the stories they told you, and to know precisely where each one is located and what was happening in your life at time or where you were when you first read it is the languid and distilled pleasure of the connoisseur.

I went off to fight some battle that I'd invented inside me.

Honor the community you come from. Tell their stories.

I don't belong to a church or political party or a group of any kind. I feel that Amnesty International is the most civilized organization in history. Its currency is the written word. Its weapon is the letter; that's why I am a member. I believe in its non-violence; I believe in its effectiveness. Its dignity and its sense of commitment. Its focus on individuals and the concentration and tenacity with which they defend those imprisoned for their ideas has earned it the cautious respect of repressive governments throughout the world.

Men go crazy in congregation. They only get better one by one.