The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.

要有勇气追随心声，听从直觉，它们在某种程度上知道你想成为的样子。其他事情都是其次的。

译文：过度沉沦在情欲爱恋里，就会掉入苦海，对名利的欲望太过炽热，就会踏入火坑。赏析：我们一味贪图情欲的爽乐，就会丧失人生的追求。我们过分贪求名利，迟早会被它吞噬掉。不管是情欲还是名利，我们要合理地拥有它，正确地拥有又能看破它，才是一个智者。

真正的领导力意味着倾听，尤其是那些不同意你的人。

The novel is a lie that tells the truth, a lie that reveals reality more profoundly than the factual truth.