“Creation is filled with soul-sick folks, colored and white, never knowing where they belong. They tangle everybody else up in their grief.”

“Sometimes you got to lie on the outside to keep your voice loud on the inside. We dont owe the master the truth. He owes us. Nothing comes from the master. He is the thief in the night. He steals i...”

“The biggest thing the white man takes from us aint our bodies. He takes our voices, too. He swallows up our yess and nos like biscuits. But one day our yess and nos will be so loud and strong they ...”

“The biggest thing the white man takes from us ain’t our bodies. He takes our voices, too. He swallows up our yes’s and no’s like biscuits. But one day our yes’s and no’s will be so loud and strong ...”

“Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.”

“Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face - I know it's an impossibility, but I cannot help myself.”

“So its true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”

“Value yourself first and only then you can learn to value others.”

“Self-improvement comes mainly from trying to help others.”

“I'm tired of living unable to love anyone. I don't have a single friend - not one. And, worst of all, I can't even love myself. Why is that? Why can't I love myself? It's because I can't love anyon...”

“Thats love: Two lonely persons keep each other safe and touch each other and talk to each other.”

“Sometimes I get real lonely sleeping with you.”