And I thank God let me gain understanding enough to know love can't be halted just cause some peoples moan and groan. P.238

Prison life, fortunately, I spent a lot of years, about 18 years with other prisoners, and, as I say, they enriched your soul.

I cannot truly imagine a truly great person who hasn't suffered.

Don't condemn me, remember rather that sometimes I, too, can reach the bursting point.

Failure and suffering are the great equalizers and levelers among humans. Success is just the opposite. Communities and commitment can form around suffering much more than around how wonderful or superior we are.

Don't waste your pain; use it to help others.

My experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion.

When I look at what's happening with #MeToo, my heart breaks, basically, for everybody involved.

God's purpose in increasing our trials is to sensitize us to people we never would have been able to relate to otherwise.