The past is always tense, the future perfect.

文字有治愈和毁灭的力量。

圆点是我的语言，宇宙是我的画布。

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.

"To be a writer is to sit down at one's desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue flame of genius to start from the breastbone--just writing."