"I was obliged to stand there, holding the leash of this creature for their welcoming publicity shots, implying that this was some kind of image the decided to have of me."

“Art is kind of the lens through which I think about God.”

Source : "Dan Colen’s Intimate Evening of Performance at Smalls Jazz Club". Interview with Kalup Linzy, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 12, 2012.

“The grammar of a language is simply the way it combines smaller elements (such as words) into larger elements (such as sentences).”

“The library was like a second home. Or maybe more like a real home, more than the place I lived in. By going every day I got to know all the lady librarians who worked there. They knew my name and always said hi. I was painfully shy, though, and could barely reply.”

“When I close my eyes at night I'm able to go to bed with a heart full of gratitude. When I wake up in the morning my heart is full with thankfulness and peace. I don't know what tomorrow will hold, but I do know I will live each day to the fullest.”

“Angela Davis offers a cartography of engagement in oppositional social movements and unwavering commitment to justice.”

“Even though there are no ways of knowing for sure, there are ways of knowing for pretty sure.”

“The hunger of a dragon is slow to wake, but hard to sate.”

“Stop wishing for things you complain you have not, and start making the best of all that you've got.”

Source : Helen Steiner Rice (2003). “From the Heart: One Minute Devotions”