"White people are not the problem. It is the problem of white people that they think they are the problem."

"Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes…"

"There are years that ask questions and years that answer."

"I like myself when I am laughing. And then I think that is the best way to like yourself. To be laughing."

"I have been in sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peak of happiness and seen the world. I have been loved and hated, and I have done some of both. I have been a fri…"