为善如负重登山，志虽已确，而力犹恐不及；为恶如乘骏走坡，鞭虽不加，而足不禁其前。
做好事如同背负重物而登山，志向虽已确立，但总是担心力不从心；干坏事如同骑马下山，虽然未加鞭，但却欲驻足而难以自禁。
——辛格1978年诺贝尔文学奖获奖演说
"To write is to confront the chaos of existence and find meaning within it."
What can be said at all can be said clearly; and whereof one cannot speak thereof one must be silent.
A writer must be stubborn, must have a vocation of sacrifice, and must accept that literature is a very cruel mistress.
生命中最伟大的荣耀不在于从不跌倒，而在于每次跌倒后都能爬起来。