The only thing you sometimes have control over is perspective. You don't have control over your situation. But you have a choice about how you view it.

"The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers."

小说是一个讲述真相的谎言，一个比事实真相更深刻地揭示现实的谎言。