I don’t think poetry is based just on poetry; it is based on a thoroughly lived life.

I love the feeling of hitting a ball harder than I’ve ever hit before.

Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

在朝堂上也可以当一名隐士，何必非要到深山老林中去呢？