作家唯一的责任就是对他的艺术负责。
The writer's only responsibility is to his art.
出自唐代百丈禅师怀海的《无题》,意思是面对一切的人、事、地、物,有缘分就留下来,没有缘分就离开;就像在清风吹拂下的白云一样轻轻随风漂浮,悠闲自在,没有非如此不可的执著。
我是核心。我是宇宙的中心。
阅读是打开世界的钥匙。
I'm drawn to a lovely quote by St. Augustine in "The City of God," where he says, "It's a sin to judge any man by his post." In modern English that would mean it's a sinto come to any view of who you should talk to, dependent on their business card. It's not the post that should count. According to St. Augustine, only God can really put everybody in their place; he's going to do that on the Day of Judgment, with angels and trumpets, and the skies will open. Insane idea, if you're a secularist person, like me. But something very valuable in that idea, nevertheless.
Certainty of evidence does not lead to certainty of belief.