The writer’s life is a meaningless question. I’m interested in the books.

"The hawk was everything I wanted to be: solitary, self-possessed, free from grief, and numb to the hurts of human life."

We are all bit-part actors in each other's lives.

I think it's important to have a sense of humor about yourself.

小人办事，处理的原则是私利，合于私利的就看作利，违背私利的就看作害；君子办事，衡量的标准是道义，合于道义的就看作利，违反道义的就看作害。