译文：一杯酒下肚，试问身后的虚名又算得了什么?人间万事常常是细微如毫发的事情被看得很重，而泰山般重要的大事却被轻视。最悲伤的莫过于生离死别，最快乐的莫过于结识新的知己，这种情感古今皆同。富贵不是我追求的事，我只愿与白鸥结盟，归隐江湖。

不想做一个美国白痴

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.

孩子们需要故事来帮助他们应对生活的复杂性。