“Charity . . . is the opium of the privileged.”

“While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.”

“Privilege, you see, is one of the great adversaries of the imagination; it spreads a thick layer of adipose tissue over our sensitivity.”

“Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself.”

“There is no story that is not true, [...] The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.”

“Nobody can teach me who I am.”

“If you don't like someone's story, write your own.”