A writer must have the courage to confront the uncomfortable truths of their time.

The number one organ of ridicule, nowadays, is the newspaper. If you open the newspaper any day of the week, it's full of people who've messed up their lives. They've slept with the wrong person, taken the wrong substance, passed the wrong piece of legislation -- whatever it is, and then are fit for ridicule. In other words, they have failed. And they are described as "losers." Now, is there any alternative to this? I think the Western tradition shows us one glorious alternative, which is tragedy.

大地赐予我们宝藏，但我们的责任是回馈多于索取。

四海之内和平安定，这样的幸福只是随缘而得，一生牵挂烦恼的劳苦，总是为好事。