我们工作中最大的回报是知道自己带来了改变。

The poet’s job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so difficult to name.

There are some secrets which do not permit themselves to be told.

每个故事都有一个开始、中间和结尾，但不一定是按这个顺序。

The historian must have some kinship with his subject. The dead will not speak unless they are properly addressed.

Success is not about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives.

The writer cannot be a mere storyteller; he cannot be a mere teacher; he cannot be a mere entertainer. He must be all of these and more.

You have to reject one expression of the human condition before you get to the music.