"I don't claim to say, "All black women are like me," because they're not."

“High School is the penalty for transgressions yet to be specified.”

Source : Frank Portman (2008). “King Dork”, p.15, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

“Can't you see me as king of the Hereford ranchers, Lucy?" "Oh, I can see you, all right... I can see you riding out on your beautiful palomino checking the herd... There you sit, silhouetted against the evening sky... Sucking your thumb and holding that stupid blanket!”

“I tried to nutmeg him. It never came off and he gave me a slap on the back of the head and told me to start behaving”

“If you Google 'regret and tattoo,' you will get 11.5 million hits.”

“Danger and anger are everywhere. Love is the rarity, the gem buried in the core of the mine, the outpost of God.”

Source : Tanith Lee (2005). “Metallic Love”, p.124, Spectra

“You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what I'm attempting to do right now.”

“The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had rued.”

“A considerable number of persons are able to protect themselves against the outbreak of serious neurotic phenomena only through intense work.”