If you're not failing occasionally, you're not pushing boundaries hard enough.

A writer is selected by his subject—his subject being the consciousness of his own era.

出自先秦《荀子·解蔽》。大凡是人，往往都有惑于枝节问题而看不清大局的毛病。说明人性的弱点：看问题不全面，往往惑于表面现象，结果“只见树木，不见森林”，“捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜”。

Every tree we plant today is a legacy for tomorrow.

I think the most important thing in life is to be true to yourself.

写作的行为需要不断地潜入过去的阴影中，在那里时间像幽灵一样徘徊。