作家必须甘于不适。

Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.

译文：闲时就要反省自己平生所做的事情，一个人在家时就要多思考平日的所作所为。赏析：静坐常思己过。人无完人，我们不要总在背后议论别人的短处，一定要经常反思自己的言行是否得当。如有优点，就要继续发扬，如有不当，就要立即改正。

I consider myself a poet first and a musician second.

Transparency builds trust, and trust builds business.

"Hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up."

不要弄乱我的圆。（传说在被罗马士兵杀害前的最后一句话）