“And I am all the things I have ever loved: scuppernong wine, cool baptisms in silent water, dream books and number playing.”

But to find out the truth about how dreams die, one should never take the word of the dreamer.

He wants to put his story next to hers.

There is no such thing as race. None. There is just a human race – scientifically, anthropologically. Racism is a construct, a social construct, it has a social function, racism.

Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.

Misery don’t call ahead. That’s why you have to stay awake – otherwise it just walks on in your door.

Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.

At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.

Art invites us to know beauty and to solicit it, summon it, from even the most tragic of circumstances.

Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.

Passion is never enough; neither is skill.

My theory is that the world is a difficult place to live in and distraction is the name of the game.

If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.

Freedom is choosing your responsibility. It’s not having no responsibilitie s; it’s choosing the ones you want.

Your life is already artful-waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.

All art is knowing when to stop.

Let your face speak what’s in your heart.

NEW YORK! I love you! You’re OFFICIALLY the coolest place on the planet!

I have done my own makeup for concerts, red carpets, magazine covers, and music videos alike for a long time. it is one of my greatest loves, but I have always stood firm in the belief that makeup is about feeling cool, not looking perfect.

I like to look cool and dress nice.

I hear people say: this person is cool and this person is not cool. People are cool, man has never invented anything as awesome as an actual person, but sometimes we value the objects we create over life itself.

I’m not trying to be this cool girl. If you’re trying to be something you’re not, it’s slowly going to bite you in the butt.

Body shaming isn’t cool. Neither is lying.

The idea of recognising your strengths and using them in as versatile a way as you can is cool.

Trust me: it’s cool to invest.