What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.

Language is the only homeland we truly possess.

人比事物更需要被修复、更新、复兴、回收和救赎；永远不要抛弃任何人。

恐惧是一种习惯。我不害怕。

城市是记忆的迷宫，每条街道都是时间网中的一根线。

The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.

所有好的写作都是在水下游泳并屏住呼吸。

幸福晚年的秘诀在于要有好的记性和坏的记性。

出自《论语·泰伯》。没有在哪个位置上担任职务，就不要去考虑那个职位应当过问的事情。