Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is the absence of viable choices.

"I write about people who are desperate, who are on the edge, who have no other options."

【译文】树应该遗憾自己的枝上长不出叶子，不要抱怨太阳偏心眼。人的一切都是命中注定的，一星半点也由不得自己。