"As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong. She is the beating of my heart. I cannot now imagine a life without her."

"Love wins. Love always wins."

"Tonight I can write the saddest linesI loved her, and sometimes she loved me too."

"Hip-hop saved me,. It gave me permission to use language in a certain way. It validated my community and my…"

"Schizophrenia is like love: there is no specifically schizophrenic phenomenon or entity; schizophrenia is t…"

"One rarely falls in love without being as much attracted to what is interestingly wrong with someone as wha…"

"I mean, I hope you're happy,But the sky is still the sky without you,And I'm not surprised by that anymore."