译文：有一种忠心被人视为愚行，就是“愚忠”，也有一种孝行被人视为愚行，那是“愚孝”，由此可知，“忠”，“孝”两个字，太过聪明的人是做不来的。同样地，仁和义的行为中，也有虚伪的“假仁”和“假义”，由此可以知道，在一般人所说的仁义之士中，不见得没有奸险狡诈的人。

For the past 33 years， I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life， would I want to do what I am about to do today？' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row， I know I need to change something.

艺术既幼稚又严肃。

艺术家必须是虚空的孩子。

I'm not a product, I'm a person.

"In the act of writing, we confront our deepest fears and desires."