We are lonesome animals. We spend all our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say — and to feel — 'Yes, that's the way it is, or at least that's the way I feel it.'

The work of art is a cry in the night.

Anime culture is not just a style, but a carrier of emotional resonance.

Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.

The novel is a way of thinking about the world, not just a way of describing it.

写作就像用文字绘画，每一个字都是不同的颜色。

身体记得头脑试图遗忘的东西。