You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.
【译文】 孔子说：“君子吃不求饱、住不求安、做事灵敏、言谈谨慎、积极要求上进，就算好学了。”
你学得越多，你在市场上的表现就会越好。
A writer must be stubborn, must have a vocation of sacrifice, and must accept that literature is a very cruel mistress.