如果你害怕失败，那意味着你已经输了。

小说是一面沿着大路行走的镜子。

"In literature, we find the truth of our own existence."

So that morning in 1962 I told myself: Let everyone else call your idea crazy . . . just keep going. Don’t stop. Don’t even think about stopping until you get there, and don’t give much thought to where “there” is. Whatever comes, just don’t stop.

模仿大众意味着回归平均水平。

I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.

释义：聪明人舍弃短处，发挥长处，以此来取得成功。阐明了扬长避短的重要性。

Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life.