Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis.

Literature is a way to understand the world, to make sense of the chaos, to find meaning in the meaningless.

The highest art is to conceal art.

坚持梦想，即使全世界都不看好你。

夜晚是一首伟大的诗，但星星是它的文字。

——2004年在南京航空学院上的演讲

The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can‘t have them。

The pursuit of happiness is not about feeling good all the time, but about striving toward meaningful goals.

"There's nothing that says you have to be happy all the time."