You have to stand up and say, 'There's nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am.'

The universe is a symphony of energy and matter, playing out in the grandest scale.

A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving...

每部小说都是举向社会面孔的一面镜子——有时它映照出美好，更多时候它显示出我们试图忽视的裂痕。

音乐是我和这个世界对话的方式。