我只和自己竞争。

"The books we need are the ones that read us."

逆流而上。走另一条路。忽略传统智慧。如果其他人都在用一种方式做事，你很有可能通过走完全相反的方向找到你的利基。

作家就是那种花上数年耐心地试图发现自己内心第二个存在的人，以及那个造就了他的世界。

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.

I think it's important to have a sense of humor about life.

心理学是精神生活的科学。