The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.

翻译：德行浅薄而地位高贵，智能低下而心高志大，力量微弱而身负重任，这样的人没有几个是不遭受祸害的。

The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to think every morning, 'What can be done better?'

"To write is to confront your own fears."

You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait. Do not even wait, be quite still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.

人们不是因为变老而停止追求梦想，而是因为停止追求梦想而变老。