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.

一旦我们决定行动而非被动反应，可能性就无穷无尽。

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

I can resist everything except temptation.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

真相很少是纯粹的，也从来不是简单的。

"To write is to confront your own fears."

For us who understand life, figures are a matter ofindifference.