We are all born with a certain package. We are who we are: where we were born, who we were born as, how we were raised. We're kind of stuck inside that person, and the purpose of civilization and growth is to be able to reach out and empathize a little bit with other people.

我不是悲观主义者。我是一个受过现实主义训练的乐观主义者。

"Writing is a journey into the unknown, where words become the compass and imagination the guide."