Life is a series of choices, and every choice has a consequence.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

我从不考虑未来。未来很快就会到来。

我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家都想先写诗，发现自己做不到，然后尝试短篇小说，这是诗歌之后要求最高的形式。如果连这都失败了，他才会转向写小说。

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.

The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes—or it prospers; and anon, Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face, Lighting a little hour or two—is gone.

人生的每一门课程会随时间依次呈现给你。掌握所需的一切能力取决于你的内心。一旦你真正掌握了一门课的精髓，你自然就会进入下一门课。只要你还活着，你就仍然有课要学。