"The writing part of my life never changes, because that's just when the inspiration comes."

“An injury is not just a process of recovery it's a process of discovery.”

“Look, I'm not odd. I'm just trying to be an actor; not a movie star, an actor.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“I like pastels and lighter shades on darker skins. I feel like it lifts everything and accentuates being chocolate.”

Source : "Laura Mvula on why she, like many black women, shaves her head". Interview with Anita Bhagwandas, www.theguardian.com. August 23, 2013.

“I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.”

Source : Leo Calvin Rosten (1964). “The Many Worlds of L*e*o R*o*s*t*e*n: Stories, Humor, Social Commentary, Travelogues, Satire, Memoirs, Profiles, and Sundry Entertainments Never Before Published; with a Special Introd., Background Notes, Revelations and Confessions, All Hand-written and Themselves Worth the Price of Admission”

“Muscle is good, but craft is better”

Source : Wace, Eugene Mason (1996). “Arthurian Chronicles”, p.27, University of Toronto Press

“A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.”

“I love telling stories; I always have, and I think women need to be more proactive about telling their own stories and sharing their points of view. So that's definitely a goal for me.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com

“There are very few men-and they are the exceptions-who are able to think and feel beyond the present moment”