Loneliness is a lifelong companion, an established fact. Instead of denying it, fighting it, and avoiding it needlessly, you’d better accept it, let it protect you from going home in the crowd, and let it accompany you to breakfast on Saturday morning and tidy up the sunshine.

作家是一个写作的人，而不是一个被写的人。

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

"The past is always tense, the future perfect."