The task of the writer is to make the familiar strange and the strange familiar.

Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience.

亲爱的朋友，我们是太阳和月亮；我们是海洋和陆地。我们的目的不是成为对方，而是认识对方，学会看到对方，并为对方所是的那个人而尊敬他：彼此的对立和补充。

Writing is a way of escaping from the world, but also a way of embracing it.

求知若飢，虚心若愚。