Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences,... - Maya Angelou

"Find a beautiful piece of art. If you fall in love with Van Gogh or Matisse or John Oliver Killens, or if you fall love with the music of Coltrane, the music of Aretha Franklin, or the music of Chopin - find some beautiful art and admire it, and realize that that was created by human beings just like you, no more human, no less."

"First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love."

"I want all my senses engaged. Let me absorb the world's variety and uniqueness."

"My life has been one great big joke,A dance that's walked,A song that's spoke,I laugh so hard I almost choke,When I think about myself."

"I write some country music. There's a song called 'I Hope You Dance.' Incredible. I was going to write that poem; somebody beat me to it."