"We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master."

过去是未来的基石。

要快乐，既需要忘记，也需要记住。

对付敌人的最好武器就是另一个敌人。

I think it is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. Since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition. In fact, there are so few people this crazy that I feel like I know them all by first name.

The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.

写作就是面对我们过去的幽灵，给它们一个声音，也许，让它们自由。

人心是矛盾情感的战场。

写作是让事物显得真实，而不是让它们变得真实。