Don't just fight in the North or the South. Always imagine every battle in your mind, where everyone is both your enemy and your friend, and all possible events happen simultaneously. That way, nothing will take you by surprise, and everything that happens will be something you've already imagined.

写作是一种反叛的行为。

I don’t need a reason to be fearless.

"You can’t always get what you want, but sometimes you get what you need."

控制的艺术在于处理未知和不可预测的事物。

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.