The task of the writer is to make the familiar strange and the strange familiar.
作家的任务是使熟悉的事物变得陌生,使陌生的事物变得熟悉。
The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.
I'm not a person who is comfortable with compliments. I don't like to be put on a pedestal.
唯一具有持久重要性的自由是智慧的自由,也就是说,为了本质上值得的目的而行使的观察和判断的自由。