I don't like to gamble, but if there's one thing I'm willing to bet on, it's myself.

作家必须是所有正统观念的叛徒。

You want to be extra rigorous about making the best possible thing you can. Find everything that's wrong with it and fix it. Seek negative feedback, particularly from friends.

"每一句话都有其重量，每一个词都有其意义。"

It was like when you make a move in chess and just as you take your finger off the piece, you see the mistake you’ve made, and there’s this panic because you don’t know yet the scale of disaster you’ve left yourself open to.