Art should be measured by its consequences, not by its beauty.
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
我不想成为明星,我想成为一名演员。
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.
The novel is a mirror, reflecting not just the world, but the soul of the writer.