你唯一应该超越的人就是昨天的自己。
The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.
I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.
The past is a shadow that follows us, always present, always haunting.
Nothing just happens, it's all part of a plan.
"Every book should be a conversation between the author and the reader."
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
每一天都是改变生活的新机会。