White folks still in the lead.
Eat till you're full. Play anytime you want. Sleep as much as you like. Cry. Get angry. Laugh. Live. Live. Live.
A past may chase you if you try to escape from it. . . but once you confront it, it's just an old memory inside you. There's nothing to be afraid of.
With a strength I can be proud of, I live only for myself, and only die for myself. I'll never die for someone, cause I know the pain of who remains alive, this is my pride.
Who do you suppose decided that the birds are free? Even if they can fly the skies unless they have a destination and a branch upon which to perch and rest their wings they might even come to resent having those wings. True freedom. . . true freedom may be having somewhere to return to.
Muichi Motsu: "Hold nothing": If you meet Buddha, kill Buddha. If you meet the patriarchs, kill the patriarchs. Free of all, bound by nothing, you live your life simply as it is
Even when we turn around, there are no footprints behind us. . . Nor the road we came along, nor the tune we hummed. . . When we die, No-one will know it's happened
I learned to distrust writers who talked about how they squeezed the blood onto the typewriter. They just don't want you to know how much fun they have - you'll resent it.
I have a huge record and cd collection of all kinds of great classical, jazz and all music but I find the internet very accessible and quick.
Our culture says Status is more important than Wealth, but we teach the opposite.
Having the great opportunity on a daily basis to sit in front of a blank page is terrifying, and at the same time really exciting. I can't actually get better at my job, because every time you finish something you start with a blank page, with nothing.