你后半生的深刻个人材料是你的孩子。你可以在父母去世后写他们，但你的孩子还会在这里，你会希望他们来养老院看你。
The deep, personal material of the latter half of your life is your children. You can write about your parents when they're gone, but your children are still going to be here, and you're going to want them to come and visit you in the nursing home.
人之所以为人，是必须充满精力，自我悔改，自我反省，自我成长，并非向人抱怨。
I'm a woman on a mission, and I won't stop until I achieve it.
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。