写作是一种抵抗，是保持一个民族的记忆和身份存活的方式。

变得更好的唯一方法是接受你并不像自己想象的那么好的想法。

I'm like a head trip to listen to, 'cause I'm only givin' you things you joke about with your friends inside your living room.

【释义】一个人如果能在暗中行善积德、不欺瞒他人，圣人会察觉并赞许，贤人会帮助他，天道也会眷顾他，人们因此喜爱他，鬼神则敬重他。他身处富贵而不失其财富与地位，灾祸不侵犯他，寿命也不会受到折损。劫难、火灾、水患等都远离他，最终可以保全性命，享完其应有的天寿。

The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.

子贡问怎样实现仁，孔子说：“工人要做好工，必先磨好工具。生活在那里，就要追随那里的品德高尚的领导，结交那里的仁义之士。”

Progress in agriculture must be measured not just in yield, but in long-term environmental impact.

What is broken can sometimes hold more meaning than what is whole.

读者的诞生必须以作者的死亡为代价。