The text is a tissue of quotations drawn from the innumerable centres of culture.

Life is a thousand-petaled lotus; by refusing to bloom, I also refuse to wither.

【讲解】：我十五岁时开始立志学习，三十岁时能立足与社会，四十岁时能通情达理遇事不再疑惑，五十岁时懂得了天命的道理，六十岁能听的进不同的意见，到了七十岁时已经达到随心所欲，想怎么做就怎么做，也不会超出规矩。

The void is as important as the full in artistic creation.

地狱中最黑暗的地方是为那些在道德危机时保持中立的人保留的。

生活是对灵魂的修炼。

作家的职责不是提供答案，而是提出能引发思考和反思的正确问题。