“Religion is for those who are scared of hell, and spirituality is for those who have been there.”

“I've watched my peers get better with age and hoped that would happen with me.”

“I grew up in Los Angeles in a Quaker family, and for me being Quaker was a political calling rather than a religious one.”

“Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.”

“I've been lucky enough that I can gather all sorts of experiences and find inspiration by traveling around and by spending time with people I admire.”

“Solar power is the last energy resource that isn't owned yet - nobody taxes the sun yet.”

“Its hard to stay up. Its been a long long dayAnd you've got the sandman at your door. But hang on, leave the TV on and lets do it anyway.Its ok. You can always sleep through work tomorrow. Ok?Hey, ...”

“The waters of the stream played the part of the orchestra, and the sunlight provided the dancers. Every now and then a crescendo of wind highlighted the symphony in the clearing by the creek.”

“Dont get stressed over the little things and make sure you live life to the fullest.”

“No black woman writer in this culture can write "too much". Indeed, no woman writer can write "too much"...No woman has ever written enough.”

“When you reduce a woman to writing, she makes you think of a thousand other women”

“I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.”