You have to be ready to suffer and enjoy suffering.
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."
我不想处于底部四分位数,但也不想处于顶部四分位数。我想处于第二四分位数。
成为作家就是成为生活的间谍。
【译文】所谓仁人,自己想要成功,先要帮别人成功,自己想要通达,先要帮别人通达。凡事都能将心比心,推己及人,可算是实行仁的方法啊。
The novel is not a genre, but a form of thought.