"I write about tyrants not because I fear them, but because I refuse to let them own my imagination."
Fear can hold you prisoner, hope can set you free.
不该说话的时候却抢着去说,这叫急躁;到该说话的时候却闭口不说,这叫隐瞒;不看别人的脸色便随便插嘴,这叫没有眼色。
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
The novel is a mirror that reflects not what is, but what could be.