To write is to give oneself over to the world, to let the world in, and to let it change you.

译文：有钱人家习惯了奢侈无度，教导子弟却成了难事；贫穷人家要谋生计，还是要靠读书获得出路。赏析：衣食无忧的家庭虽然能给孩子提供良好的物质条件，但也最容易让孩子养成穷奢极侈的作风。读书也许不是人生唯一的出路，但却是普通人最好走的那条路，这条路成本最低。

The world is a canvas, and we are the painters.

保持进步的唯一方法就是保持渴望。

These walls are very interesting. When you first went to jail, you hated the high walls, and slowly, you get used to it. This is called institutionalization.

The true writer is always an outsider, even in his own country.