I don't write to be happy, I write to be free.

语言是作家唯一的工具，然而它永远不够。

每首诗都是一首情诗，即使它是关于失去的。

Never let fear decide your future.

The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self.

The decline of violence may be the most significant and least-appreciated development in the history of our species.

Leadership is about making tough decisions with courage and empathy, even when they’re unpopular.