"A writer's greatest tool is not the pen, but the ability to see the world through the eyes of others."
作家最伟大的工具不是笔，而是通过他人的眼睛看世界的能力。
The purpose of mental activity is successful living.
写作是让不可见之物可见。
The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise.
The Fed put out the fire, but the house still needs rebuilding.
没有自然光的房间就不是房间。