Success comes to those who work hard.

You could rattle the stars. You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.

心可能以为它更了解：感官知道缺席会将人抹去。我们其实没有不在场的朋友。

艺术的本质是揭示隐藏的东西。

A writer's life is a highly vulnerable, almost naked activity. We don't have to weep about that. The writer makes his choice and is stuck with it. But it is true to say that you are open to all the winds, some of them icy indeed. You are out on your own, out on a limb. You find no shelter, no protection — unless you lie — in which case of course you have constructed your own protection and, it could be argued, become a politician.