Civilization is not something absolute, but... is relative, and... our ideas and conceptions are true only so far as our civilization goes.
文明不是绝对的，而是相对的……我们的思想和观念只有在我们的文明范围内才是真实的。
世界在你面前，你不需要接受它或离开它，就像你进来时那样。
记忆是一种成就，甚至是一种更新。
"You can't change where you come from, but you can change where you're going."
灵魂是一种通过所有感官发射其光芒的火焰；存在就在于这火焰之中。
I don’t think of myself as a writer who happens to be black. I think of myself as a black writer.
The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go.
Adaptability is the new competitive advantage.
