一幅画像束缚住了我们。我们无法走出它，因为它存在于我们的语言中，语言似乎无情地一次次地重复给我们看。

失败并不可怕，可怕的是不敢尝试。

女人是用来被爱的，不是用来被理解的。

In the wild, there are no shortcuts. You have to earn every step.

"Every book is a journey, and every journey changes you."

The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but the ignominy, the humiliation we feel that we must be what others want us to be.

"A good book is a friend that never lets you down."

The challenge is not to represent Africa, but to present African complexities.

晏子春秋