The writer isn't made in a vacuum. Writers are witnesses. The reason we need writers is because we need witnesses to this terrifying century.
作家不是在真空中造就的。作家是见证者。我们需要作家的原因是因为我们需要见证这个可怕的世纪。
Man is the artisan of his own happiness.
I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.
The artist's mission is to awaken the soul.
最糟糕的暴政是那种伪装成自由的暴政。
现在是过去卷起准备行动,过去是现在展开以便理解。
Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning how to dance in the rain.