"I don't think that literature should be a moral institution."

The mind is nothing but the sum total of human experience considered from the standpoint of dependence upon the experiencing individual.

The light was fading, and with it, the warmth of the day.

我努力在场上场下都做到最好的自己。

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people， and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park， listened carefully to me， and finally said， "That sounds like a really good idea， but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me， and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light， it really was a difficult choice， but ultimately， I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration， I took the less safe path to follow my passion， and I'm proud of that choice.

【释义】随着时代的变迁而调整自己，而不是责怪他人。

"Writing is a way of thinking, a way of discovering what you really believe."