一个人的出身并不重要，重要的是他成长为什么样的人。

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.

To write is to embark on a journey of self-discovery, where each word is a step closer to understanding the essence of our existence.

作家的快乐在于思想能化作情感，而情感能完全化作思想。

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.