I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That's how I've gotten to where I am.
It must be remembered that while sympathy with joy intensifies the sum of joy in the world., sympathy with pain does not really diminish the amount of pain. It may make man better able to endure evil, but the evil remains.
"We are all haunted by the ghosts of our past, but it's up to us whether we let them haunt us or guide us."
A writer must be stubborn, must have a vocation of sacrifice, and must accept that literature is a very cruel mistress.
做伟大工作的唯一途径就是热爱你所做的事。
我不想成为老师。我想成为朋友。