I quite agree with them that it is not an ennobling experience. Poverty entails fear， and stress， and sometimes depression； it means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts， that is indeed something on which to pride yourself， but poverty itself is romanticised only by fools.
贫穷并不是一种高贵的经历，它带来恐惧、压力、有时还有绝望，它意味着许许多多的羞辱和艰辛。靠自己的努力摆脱贫穷，确实可以引以自豪，但贫穷本身只有对傻瓜而言才是浪漫的。
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
I'm always hungry to learn and improve.
Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.
Only unfulfilled love can be romantic.
Collaboration across borders is essential to solving global food challenges.