文学不是一场道德选美比赛。它的力量来自声音的权威，而非灵魂的纯洁。
We must resist the temptation to make African art merely illustrative of theory.
The writer must be a voice for the voiceless.
"La literatura es una forma de resistencia contra el olvido."
我训练时就像我不是最好的，这样我才能保持最好。
The spread of liberal democracy and the integration of the world economy have created a situation in which the major powers are no longer willing to risk war with one another.