Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.
作家是那些花费数年耐心地试图发现自己内心第二个存在的人。
It's not always necessary to be better than everyone else, but to be better than you used to be.