A writer's life is a highly vulnerable, almost naked activity. We don't have to weep about that. The writer makes his choice and is stuck with it. But it is true to say that you are open to all the winds, some of them icy indeed. You are out on your own, out on a limb. You find no shelter, no protection — unless you lie — in which case of course you have constructed your own protection and, it could be argued, become a politician.

To grow vegetables is to grow hope; every seed planted is a promise to the future.

看到父母脸上的喜悦是无与伦比的回报。

最伟大的教训来自最艰难的挣扎。

最伟大的旅程是内心的旅程。