"I'm 23 years old. I might just be my mother's child, but in all reality, I'm everybody's child. Nobody raised me I was raised in this society."

"It's a struggle for every young Black man. You know how it is, only God can judge us."

"The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams."

"Don't change on me. Don't extort me unless you intend to do it forever."

"The roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"If you grow up in a very strong religion like Catholicism you certainly cultivate in yourself a certain taste for the intensity of ideas."

"The tapestry of existence shows us that a single moment of clarity can change a lifetime."

"Every sunset is a reminder that every challenge is an invitation to grow stronger."