Language is the only homeland we truly possess.

So, I'm going to end it there. But what I really want to stress is: by all means, success, yes. But let's accept the strangeness of some of our ideas. Let's probe away at our notions of success. Let's make sure our ideas of success are truly our own.

过去是幽灵，未来是梦，现在只是转瞬即逝的瞬间。

One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.

"The novel is a form of exploration, a way of asking questions that don't have answers."

The true cost of overfishing is measured in empty nets and broken communities.

"You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed."