I don’t like to be quiet. I like to be loud.
译文：别人不如自己的地方，不可以拿出来，在他面前卖弄；别人做不了的善事，不能因自己做过而拿出来炫耀；别人能力比不上我，不能拿来难为别人、压制别人；即使自己很有才华，也要懂得收敛起来，不要招摇，做到看起来很平凡。
建筑师必须是一位老师。
It's dope to be black until it's hard to be black.
I believe that art can be a powerful tool for social change.
在拉丁美洲，现实总是超越虚构，但我们的责任是努力接近它。
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all doing direct the other way.
释义：正直仁信，原则处世，宏大包容，依此处世，不用学习世俗的那一套也不会不利。此句强调自然的品质，反对虚伪骄饰。
"我写作是为了逃离自己，但最终总是找到自己。"