The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.

The artist must embrace chaos.

The best novels are those that manage to create autonomous worlds, worlds that function according to their own laws and logic.

我们不是从祖先那里继承了海洋，而是从子孙那里借来的。

You have to think for yourself. It always amazes me how high-IQ people mindlessly imitate. I never get good ideas talking to other people.

You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.

海洋是我们最伟大的老师——如果我们仔细聆听，它会教会我们如何负责任地养殖其丰富的资源。