The novel is the most democratic of art forms because it belongs to the reader as much as to the writer.

大地赐予我们宝藏，但我们的责任是回馈多于索取。

I don't like to do easy things. I like to do things that are challenging and that push me.

Communicate everything you possibly can to your partners. The more they know, the more they'll understand. The more they understand, the more they'll care. Once they care, there's no stopping them.

诗人必须像一棵树，扎根于故土，从中汲取养分才能结出果实。