The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.

艺术应该是对话，而非说教。

Confidence isn't optimism or pessimism, and it's not a character attribute. It's the expectation of a positive outcome.

不满是个人或民族迈向进步的第一步。