"The act of writing is an act of optimism. You wouldn't take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter."
书籍经过多次传抄,“鱼” 字可能写成 “鲁” 字,“虚” 字可能写成 “虎” 字。
"Technique is important, but it should never overshadow the soul of the work."
The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason.
"A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead."