I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I’m like, “My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don’t have it. I just want to chill.” We all have self-doubt. You don’t deny it, but you also don’t capitulate to it. You embrace it.

真正的诗人就像一个王子；他的话就是法律。

In cinema, less is often more.

"I write for kids because I was a kid who needed books."

如果你有梦想的话，就要去捍卫它。那些一事无成的人想告诉你你也成不了大器。如果你有理想的话，就要去努力实现。就这样。

The essence of education means: one tree shakes another, one cloud pushes another, one soul awakens another.