泽雉十步一啄，百步一饮，不蕲畜乎樊中。
泽畔野鸡，宁愿走十步远去啄食，走百步远去饮水，也不希望被关在囚笼里。
The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart.
史记
It is indeed an opinion strangely prevailing amongst men， that houses， mountains， rivers， and in a word all sensible objects， have an existence， natural or real， distinct from their being perceived by the understanding.
Forests teach us patience—growth takes time.
"Ink is my favorite language - it speaks in shadows and light."
To be a writer is to sit down at one's desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue flame of genius to start from the breastbone.