The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
The best performances come from a place of truth and vulnerability.
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.
求知若渴,大智若愚。这是我一直想做到的。眼下正值诸位大学毕业、开始新生活之际,我同样愿大家:Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. 好学若饥、谦卑若愚。
"The writer is a man who is always trying to find the truth, the truth about himself, the truth about the world, the truth about life."