Art is not a mirror to reflect the world, but a hammer with which to shape it.

I’ve had people look down on me and put me down because I didn’t look like them—but that didn’t stop me.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

The price of freedom is the willingness to do sudden battle, anywhere, at any time, and with utter recklessness.

I'm not a poet. I'm a trapeze artist.

写作很简单：你只需要坐在那里盯着一张白纸，直到额头上冒出鲜血。