Quotes
Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.
As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them.
Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.
All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.
All great achievements require time.
Achievement brings its own anticlimax.
A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems true. A simple morning's greeting and response appear loaded with innuendo and fraught with implications. Each nicety becomes more sterile and each withdrawal more permanent.
You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.
Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.
When you make a commitment to a relationship, you invest your attention and energy in it more profoundly because you now experience ownership of that relationship.
What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning.
We need to find the courage to say NO to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.
The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make - not just on your wedding day, but over and over again - and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife.
The more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and your souls, the more you will strengthen the fabric of your relationship, and the more real moments you will experience together.
The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.
The greatest gift you and your partner can give your children is the example of an intimate, healthy, and loving relationship.
Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.
No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.
No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning.