The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.

The key to performance is elegance, not battalions of special cases.

我不是那种会让对我名字的爱减少的人。

Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.

这个熟睡的小王子最叫我感动的地方是，他对一朵玫瑰的感情——甚至他睡着了，那朵玫瑰花的影子，仍像灯光一样照亮他的生命……

I like to take things slowly, step by step. I don't want to rush anything in my life.

The true writer is always an exile, even in his own country.