The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.

Language is not just a tool for communication; it is a way of seeing the world.

一本好书应该让你在读完时感到些许疲惫。在阅读时，你经历了多个生命。

The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.

I don’t ask writers about their work habits. I really don’t care. Joyce Carol Oates says somewhere that when writers ask each other what time they start working and when they finish and how much time they take for lunch, they’re actually trying to find out, ‘Is he as crazy as I am?’ I don’t need that question answered.

【译文】 孔子说：“不怕没人了解自己，就怕自己不了解别人。”