Tomorrow, in a very real sense, your life -- the life you author from scratch on your own -- begins.
明天,非常现实地说,你们从零塑造自己人生的时代即将开启。
写作的行为就是一种抵抗的行为。
古代著书立说的人,都是有所为而发的。
小说是谎言中的真相。
真朋友才会当面中伤你。
What I want to talk to you about today is the difference between gifts and choices. Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy -- they're given after all. Choices can be hard. You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you're not careful, and if you do, it'll probably be to the detriment of your choices.