作家的生活是一种斗争的生活。

I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better.

剖面图是建筑师最具揭示性的图纸。

真正的进步发生在我们停止捍卫现状并开始挑战它的时候。

"I just want to make people happy. That's all I ever wanted to do with music."

艺术关乎生命，它其实无法真正关乎其他任何东西。

【译文】 子贡问：“孔文子凭什么获得‘文’的称号？”孔子说：“灵敏又好学，向比自己学问差的人请教时，不觉得没面子，所以称为‘文’。”

Every word in a novel is a step towards understanding the human condition.