“And my piece of advice is...don't flirt with any of the female instructors. They all have access to weapons bigger than yours.”

“I really think the range of emotions and perceptions I have had access to as a black person and as a female person are greater than those of people who are neither.... So it seems to me that my world did not shrink because I was a black female writer. It just got bigger.”

“Don't be a sexist. They could find me a female instructor.""In that case you have my permission to make out with her, as long as I can watch.”

“Yes...and I'm worried that if you get into the habit of making out with your instructors, you'll wind up making out with him too.""Don't be sexist. They could find me a female instructor.""In that case, you have my permission to make out with her as long as I can watch.”

“We all have many more abilities and internal resources than we know. My advice is that you don't need to break your neck to find out about them.”

“Mr. Schoenbrun, we have a secret weapon ... don't smile when I tell you this. Our secret weapon is nationalism. To have nationhood, which is a sign of maturity, is greater than any weapons in the world.”