The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Sociology extracts it. The writer loses Eden, writes to be read and comes to realize that he is answerable to no one.
创作行为并不纯粹。历史证明了这一点。社会学提取了它。作家失去了伊甸园，写作是为了被阅读，并最终意识到他不对任何人负责。
The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have.
在现实世界中，很多恶行并非源于恶意。
我们只有生活一次，所以要活得充实而真实。
Many backward steps are made by standing still.