These walls are very interesting. When you first went to jail, you hated the high walls, and slowly, you get used to it. This is called institutionalization.
这些墙很有趣。刚入狱的时候,你痛恨周围的高墙;慢慢地,你习惯了生活在其中;最终你会发现自己不得不依靠它而生存。这就叫体制化。
What you actually pay for something is at least twice the listed price because of the energy, time, money needed to set it up, learn, maintain, repair, and dispose of at the end. Not all prices appear on labels. Actual costs are 2x listed prices.
一个人可以写在历史页册里的最高头衔就是他自己的名字。
写作是一种在无法言说中生存的方式。
我一直喜欢不被注意的感觉。
"A character in a novel has more freedom than his creator - this is the irony that sustains my writing."
Some people have an ability to negotiate. It's an art you're basically born with. You either have it or you don't.