知道自己不知道什么比聪明更有用。

心灵是卓越的调节器官。

Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.

自然状态下的生活是孤独、贫穷、丑陋、野蛮和短暂的。