I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing at that, only then does he turn to the novel.

It doesn't matter what your background is or where you come from, if you have dreams and goals, that's all that matters.

要这样生活，仿佛你寿命永恒。要这样工作，仿佛你精力无穷。