译文：一个人要是喜欢在众人面前争个长短，那么他必定会在背后说人的是非。赏析：喜欢争长短的人，大多自私自利，刻薄寡恩，一旦别人伤害他的利益时，他就会说三道四。

I believe in art as a form of research.

Success in agriculture is measured not just in yield, but in the health of the soil and the community.

It is the client who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial, what experiences have been deeply buried.

作家就像音叉：当我们被与我们共鸣的东西击中时，我们会做出反应。

The only way to escape suffering is to embrace it.