I'm drawn to a lovely quote by St. Augustine in "The City of God," where he says, "It's a sin to judge any man by his post." In modern English that would mean it's a sinto come to any view of who you should talk to, dependent on their business card. It's not the post that should count. According to St. Augustine, only God can really put everybody in their place; he's going to do that on the Day of Judgment, with angels and trumpets, and the skies will open. Insane idea, if you're a secularist person, like me. But something very valuable in that idea, nevertheless.

写作是一种勇气的行为——你必须愿意失败。

The truth is, I am not a very good person. But I am trying to be better.

世界是一个美丽的地方，但它有它的荆棘。

I've learned that pressure is a privilege.

我知道，有个道理你们已经听过成千上万次了。但那是真的：艰辛的工作带来回报。如果你希望好起来，你就必须练习、练习，再练习。