Writing is a way of life, a way of understanding the world and of understanding ourselves.

译文：虚心又不骄傲，是福报的根本所在。傲气满怀、缺乏宽容的人，不会有什么远大的根器，纵使发达，也不会长久。

The photograph is literally an emanation of the referent. From a real body, which was there, proceed radiations which ultimately touch me, who am here.

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."

"I am not a person who can be easily categorized, and I think that is a good thing."

I don't compete with anyone but myself. My goal is to be better than I was yesterday.