Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.

巨大的痛苦是无声的。

I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.

写作是对世界和自我的见证。