We are all patchworks of our ancestors.

You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.

我们都是自己过去的幽灵，徘徊在我们曾经熟悉的地方。