A secret that has been buried too long, eating a hole in me, worms its way to the surface, like a swimmer who can’t hold his breath any longer.

When you’re in love, there’s nothing that can embarrass or surprise you.

Faith is the ability to endure.

We are not strangers. It’s a lack of trust that keeps us separated.

In general men keep their internal lives–and their more complex emotions–closely guarded, because either they don’t understand them or they are afraid of being betrayed by them.

Racism is not simply about one man’s irrational hatred of another but his self-hatred, doubting his own moral goodness and purpose.

A lot of men not only fear emotional pain, they are afraid to be transparent and vulnerable. To let an outsider even glimpse their confusion or suffering is a taboo that starts in adolescence and becomes more entrenched with adulthood.

A secret that has been buried too long, eating a hole in me, worms its way to the surface, like a swimmer who can't hold his breath any longer.

Your life can end at any time, and it can end more than once. But it can also begin more than once.

Falling in love is different for everyone.