Words have the power to heal wounds or deepen them; the writer must choose wisely.

The role of literature is to confront the darkness within us and to find a way to overcome it.

I was poor white trash, no glitter, no glamour. But I had a dream, and I made it.

学无止境，“活到老，学到老”。“为之，人也；舍之，禽兽也。”学习，是人的本性，是人和禽兽的重要区别之一。学习，当然不只是书本上的知识。当今社会，社会发展的车轮呼啸前行，不积极学习就会被时代抛在后面。善于学习，才能掌握在现代社会的生存技能，才能适应社会的飞速发展。

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

音乐家必须创作音乐，艺术家必须绘画，诗人必须写作，只有这样他们才能最终与自己和解。

我们都是自己记忆的囚徒。

Learning makes a man fit company for himself.