To be a Negro in America is to be in a constant state of rage.

我不让成功定义我，我让它磨砺我。

成功的真正标准是你对他人的影响。

The act of writing is an act of hope, a belief in the power of words to change the world.

The sea gives and the sea takes away.

出于自然这个造物主手中的一切都是善的，到了人手中才变成了恶。

The self is not found in isolation but in relationship.

我不是来追求完美的，我是来展现真实的。