He said that the way of the world is to bloom and to flower and die but in the affairs of men there is no waning and the noon of his expression signals the onset of night. His spirit is exhausted at the peak of its achievement. His meridian is at once his darkening and the evening of his day.

The most important thing about art is the work. The work is the most important thing.

在广州全国学生评议会的演说，1923年8月15日

故事是作者写给自己的信，用来告诉自己那些无法以其他方式发现的事情。

小说家必须是心理学家，但是一种特殊的心理学家——他理解男女的灵魂，仿佛是他创造了他们。

I wanted to sell a million records, and I sold a million records. I wanted to go platinum; I went platinum. I’ve been working nonstop since I was 15. I don’t even know how to chill out.

选择很简单：要么我们现在保护自然，要么我们以后付出代价。

The heart is a resilient muscle.

最伟大的旅程是那些带领我们向内，深入自己灵魂的旅程。