Writing is a way of bearing witness to the world.

一本好书是我生命中的一件大事。

赏析：通过忘记脚、忘记腰、忘记是非纠纷来说明内心的舒适和自在，强调了要放下杂念和纷争，保持内心的平静。

Experience is a good school, but the fees are high.

"We are all patchwork, and so shapeless and diverse in composition that each bit, each moment, plays its own game."