There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality.

The novel is the art of the possible impossible.

Losses make you studious, not profits.

If you don’t strive to uncover what is unseen and understand its nature, you will be ill prepared to lead.

生活得最有意义的人，并不就是年岁活得最大的人，而是生活最有感受的人。