I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.

I'm the reason your moon won't glow.

"In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take."

我选择一周的懒汉，而不是一个月的勤奋者。