The artist must suffer to create, for creation is born of pain.

真理是一个陷阱：你无法得到它而不被它得到；你无法通过捕捉真理来得到它，只有通过被它捕捉。

I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing at that, only then does he turn to the novel.

"The face of Russia is reflected in the eyes of its people."

"Escribir es como desnudar el alma frente a un espejo que nunca miente."

The true measure of a company's success is its ability to adapt and thrive in the face of adversity.

解释：向善就好像攀登山峰一样难，向恶就好像山石坍塌那样容易。