The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one... If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is worth any number of old ladies.

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

我们生活在一个相互联系和相互依存的世界中，我们的故事是这个更大叙事的一部分。

Never use a credit card for credit. The only kind of credit， or debt， that is acceptable is debt to acquire something whose exchange value is extremely likely to increase， like in a home. The exchange value of most things diminishes or vanishes the moment you purchase them. Don’t be in debt to losers.