The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one. He has a dream. It anguishes him so much he must get rid of it. He has no peace until then.

深刻沉着、忠厚笃信，是第一等的禀赋；直率开朗、豪迈雄健，是第二等的禀赋；明智聪慧、能言善辩，是第三等的禀赋。

爱是触及另一个人人格最内在核心的唯一方式。

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

想想看，人类愚蠢到会去小心地避免那些可能使他们造成伤害的臭鼬或是狐狸，却不担心狮子对他们安全造成的威胁。