Literature is the art of turning pain into beauty.
"The goal is not to mourn the lost futures, but to use them as a resource for the struggle to come."
目标不是哀悼失去的未来，而是将它们用作未来斗争的资源。
艺术是一种驾驭世界混乱的方式。
The only philosophy which can be responsibly practiced in face of despair is the attempt to contemplate all things as they would present themselves from the standpoint of redemption.
The thing about smart people is that they seem like crazy people to dumb people.