“Ooh, ooh a world of strangers

spending time trying to find

a familiar face”

“It’s one of life’s rules.

Change—happens, constantly…”

“Someone to hold real close

Someone to treat real nice

Someone who wants someone

to fill their lonely nights”

“I see you called me

How did you find me?

Why would I talk to you?

Your message said call you

Why would I want to?

The changes you took me through.”

Every day, people talk about supernatural beings who they say provide for them. What’s the reality?

“My people

They know what’s going on

They know how to be good

But they can be bad to the bone”

Not a racist? Think again!

Stand your ground. Double-down, triple-down, but never back down!

“One chapter ends, then… another begins.”

“People like a good story. Especially those about how someone came into glory.”

“Imagine how absurd it would be if people divided themselves and fought and killed each other over beliefs none of them could prove.”

“Truth is the foundation on which love exists.”

“If only I'd known, then

that all the time

I spent with someone else,

I needed you with every inch of myself.”

“I remember when the Afro was a statement. Not a style!”

Remember the past. Yes. Plan for the future. But live in the moment!

“With the world as it is, do you believe God is in control?”

“If y’all don’t let me play, I’m gonna take my ball and go home.”

“Mr. President, you have been accused of being a fascist. What do you say to that?”

“People’s stupidity is no mystery. It’s ancient history!”

“America, Quo Vadis?

Where are you going? Backward? Must we relive Plessy v. Ferguson all over again?”