文学是发现普通人身上非凡之处的艺术，用普通的话语说出非凡的事情。
Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary.
The goal is not to be right all the time, but to be right more often than wrong.
Phenomena are the outer expressions of hidden essences.
The powerful have always preyed on the powerless. That's how they became powerful in the first place.
There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.
Innovation in refining isn't about reinventing the wheel; it's about making the wheel turn cleaner and smarter.
