It is such a relief to be told the truth.

Physical infidelity is the signal, the notice given, that all fidelities are undermined.

I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end by leaving me nothing.

Love must be learned, and learned again; there is no end to it.

I never feel lonely if I've got a book - they're like old friends. Even if you're not reading them over and over again, you know they are there. And they're part of your history. They sort of tell a story about your journey through life.

I learned early on the magic of life is having a vision, having faith, and then going for it.

I was living in New York. Sometimes, our gang of musicians would go to Louis Armstrong's home and play records. It was a lesson, like going to school at night. Ella Fitzgerald was an inspiration, too, a unique artist. When you had an opportunity to be with people like them, you cherished it.

You experience your soul each time you sense yourself as more than a mind and body, your life as meaningful, or you feel that you have gifts to give and you long to give them.