The stage is where I feel most alive and true to myself.
舞台是我感觉最有活力、最真实的地方。
Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.
The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.