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“There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass! Who's been pinching my beer?”
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“I'm not an author, I'm a writer, that's all I am. Authors want their names down in history; I want to keep the smoke coming out of the chimney.”
Source : Interview with Michael Carlson, Crime Time, 2001.
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“In the vast, and the minute, we see The unambiguous footsteps of the God, Who gives its lustre to an insect's wing And wheels His throne upon the rolling worlds.”
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“Gone are the living, but the dead remain, And not neglected; for a hand unseen, Scattering its bounty like a summer rain, Still keeps their graves and their remembrance green.”
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“Have I been wrong? Have I been wise to shut my eyes?”
Source : Song: Carnival
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“I'm not a poster boy for misogyny and I don't think hip-hop should be either.”
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“I have no intention of telling people what I have for breakfast.”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“Somewhere in the other side of nowhere is a place in space beyond time where the Gods of mythology dwell. ... These gods dwell in their mythocracies as opposed to your theocracies, democracies, and monocracies. They dwell in a magic world. These Gods can even offer you immortality.”
Source : "Sun Ra: Stranger from Outer Space" by Mike Walsh, missioncreep.com.
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“Memphis are a big part of who I am, but it's still just a part”
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“There must be engagement: there must be protest.”