“And now we step to the rhythm of miracles. –from The Light, That Never Dies”

Some have speculated that the way [Albert] Camus died made his theories on absurdity a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Compassion crowns the soul with its truest victory.

Everywhere we shine death and life burn into something new.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream was not indicators of weakness but gifts of significant strength.

To what extent will we allow the indefinable dynamics of something called “destiny” to maintain grief and horror in the world?

We rarely get a definitive look at just how complicated and sometimes dangerous their everyday lives were. In fact,

If life is a birthday cake let my face be smeared with its icing of cognac and kindness.

Such are these places where lovers of bliss behold the angel of peace

In honor of Oprah Winfrey: Even greater than the ability to inspire others with hope is the power to motivate them to give as much to the lives of others as they would give to their own

The issue, perhaps, boils down to one of how perceptions or misperceptions of racial difference impact various ‘individuals’, or groups of ‘individuals’

Careful studies of cases dealing with supposed ‘mental disorder’ have at times revealed that many thought to be insane or warped in some fashion were actually simply highly sensitive individuals.

You were born a child of light’s wonderful secret— you return to the beauty you have always been.

Millions of tears have fallen for black sons, brothers, lovers, and friends whose assailants took or maimed their lives and then simply went on their way.

Between men and women, between blacks and whites, northerners and southerners, haves and have-have-nots, self and self.

To heal the wounds of a nation as opposed to aggravate its injuries

An author accepting language’s invitation to dance steps onto the floor of his her sensibility-charged consciousness and begins to move instinctively–even if with much dread

You are never used of God to bring blessing until God has opened your eyes and made you see things as they are.

Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from the writer to the reader.

To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.

Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.

Taste may change, but inclination never.

Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.

The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.

Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.