书籍是最安静、最恒久的朋友；它们是最易接近、最睿智的顾问，也是最耐心的老师。

Music can cross all boundaries.

I have always been a prisoner of poetry.

I'm not afraid to fail, I'm afraid not to try.

The best literature is always subversive, unsettling what is established, questioning authority.

解释：顺应时代的潮流就会昌盛，背离时代的方向便会走向灭亡。