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.
The novel is the one bright book of life. Books are not life. They are only tremulations on the ether. But the novel is the one bright book of life.
我不是为了让人们喜欢而创作艺术，而是为了让人们思考。
The future belongs to those who plant trees today.
要想打败对手，就成为他们的朋友。
The pleasure isn’t in owning the person. The pleasure is this. Having another contender in the room with you.
"The hawk was a mirror in which I saw myself reflected."