The dead are not absent. They are just invisible.

People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don't find myself saying, 'Soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner.' I don't try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.

Writing is a way of self-redemption.

衣食是人们活着的时候所需要的利益，尚且要有一定的节制；埋葬是人们死后所需要的利益，为什么就单单在这里没有节制呢？ 

一行好诗应该让你惊讶两次：当你写下它时和当你读到它时。