"It’s a funny thing, the less people have to live for, the less nerve they have to risk losing nothing."

"I want to be a poet, a painter, a writer, a dancer, a singer. I want to be a human being."

"Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board."

"There are years that ask questions and years that answer."

"Dat's what makes a man and woman. It's in de mind. It ain't in de body."