Writing is a matter of finding a voice, and then having the courage to use it.
Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.
The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.
The deep, personal material of the latter half of your life is your children. You can write about your parents when they're gone, but your children are still going to be here, and you're going to want them to come and visit you in the nursing home.
不信你到筵席上看看，人人都会向有钱、有身份的人敬酒。
我画画不是为了逃避现实，而是为了面对它。
我愿意用我所有的科技去换取和苏格拉底相处的一个下午。
