"Cada palavra escrita é um ato de coragem, uma declaração de existência."

积聚的水如果不深，就无力浮起大船。倒一杯水在堂前的凹地，芥草浮在上面就是小船了，放一只水杯在上面就动不了了，是因为水浅而船大。聚集的风如果不大，就无力载负巨大的双翼，因而大鹏扶摇而上九万里，疾风在下面劲吹，然后才能凭借风力，背负蓝天而无可阻挡，才能够一路南飞。

Your value doesn't decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth.

The core of the poverty trap: Today’s hunger steals tomorrow’s productivity.

孤寂能产生独创精神，酝酿出一种敢作敢为、令人震惊的美丽的创作，也就是诗。但孤寂也会促成相反的东西，会养成人们不近人情、荒唐怪癖的性格，也会使人萌生非法之念。

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.