作家的生活是一种斗争的生活。
The writer’s life is a life of struggle.
Not all of us can afford to be romantic.
做给别人看很简单，做给自己看却很难。
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.
文学的衰落表明一个民族的衰落。这两者走下坡路的时间是齐头并进的。