Dictatorship and authentic literature are incompatible. The writer is the natural enemy of dictatorship.

译文：古代的士、农、工、商四种职业不同但遵循的道是相同的，他们尽自己的心力，在这一点上是一样的。

我努力讲述既普遍又非常个人化的故事。

成功不是终点，失败也并非致命，重要的是继续前进的勇气。

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

"The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself."