"The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery."

"A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me."

"Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done."

"A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it."

"The fact that I am a writer comes from the experience of being cut away from my roots and living in Venezuela, where I couldn't find a place for myself, for years and years."

"You can register a political objection in a number of ways."

"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious."

"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits."