A well-educated black has a tremendous advantage over a well-educated white in terms of the job market. I think sometimes a black may think they don't have an advantage or this and that... I've said on one occasion, even about myself, if I were starting off today, I would love to be a well-educated black, because I believe they do have an actual advantage.

本质的东西是用眼睛看不见的，只能用心去看。正因为你为你的玫瑰花费的时光，才使得你的玫瑰变得如此重要。对你驯养过的东西，你永远都有责任。

The novel is a weapon against fanaticism and intolerance.

I was born to win, but in order to win I gotta be willing to lose.

The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.

"We are all witnesses to the same events, but we see them differently."