最好的老师是那种建议而不是教条化，并激发听众自我教学愿望的人。
The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.
You can't please everyone, so don't try.
"A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever."
你唯一应该努力超越的人就是昨天的自己。
每一次写作都是背叛的行为。
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.
"The novel is a mirror that reflects the complexities of human existence."