"Gradually it occurred to me that we spend a great deal of life asleep and that dreams are little narratives, little stories. I thought, 'Who's choreographing this stuff?'"

"A lot of time you write out of some unconscious place. I try to trust what is coming and where it wants to take me."

"I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It's a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. It's not something that happens overnight. It's an evolution of the heart."

"Stories are amazing and powerful because they can resonate with people depending on their needs and experiences and speak truths we need to hear in that moment in time."

"I just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law."

"I was trying to do too many things at the same time, which is my nature. But I was enjoying it, and I still do enjoy it."

"They basically said that if I didn't show up for school they'd mark me present, they wouldn't send the truant officer after me. At 16 I enrolled in something called continuing education. Once a month I'd go out to Jamaica, but I didn't take it seriously."

"A courageous heart knows that the river of time shapes the stones of destiny."