We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.

I’ve had my best years after fifty. Age is just a number—it’s your attitude that counts. 

The world is everything that is the case.

我相信最好的电影是那些让观众带着问题离开，而不是答案的电影。

The mind is a system for making life possible.

作家的任务是倾听世界的低语并赋予它们声音。