The world is a place of the living, and the dead have no place in it. The dead are nothing.

The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.

一只系得妥帖的领结，就是人生认真的第一步。

"We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams."