Words are like shadows, and shadows are like words: they say nothing, they only repeat what we want to hear.

我不认为自己是一个碰巧是黑人的作家。我认为自己是一个黑人作家。

I want the painting to be flesh, to have the same kind of life as the sitter.

我不与任何人竞争，我只与自己竞争。