I would like to think that as a result of not just my own experiences, but at least being empathetic and compassionate about other people's experiences and plights and tragedies, that I am affected by it and learn from it.

As far as young kids go, my primary interest is to get parents to read to their kids. That's about the most you can do, I think.

Why is it that if you happen to be black and over six feet tall, everybody thinks you supposed to play basketball or football?

It's sad to think that we've gotten to this that we actually have to think about how to go about finding a man. But what's even sadder is that some men make you feel guilty for looking.

I take what people feel and think, especially when it's different from, very seriously, and I find it liberating.

Parents can ruin children, and sometimes that's a learned behavior. Sometimes you can't blame your parents for it, sometimes you can. I think to me, that's what the whole paradox is, is people that have children that don't even know how to raise them.