The mind can assert anything and pretend it has proved it.
如果你想做好一件事，就自己动手。
The foundation of maturity: Just because it’s not your fault doesn’t mean it’s not your responsibility.
A writer's life is a highly vulnerable, almost naked activity. We don't have to weep about that. The writer makes his choice and is stuck with it. But it is true to say that you are open to all the winds, some of them icy indeed. You are out on your own, out on a limb. You find no shelter, no protection — unless you lie — in which case of course you have constructed your own protection and, it could be argued, become a politician.
小说是一面反映社会的镜子，包括所有的光明和阴影。