The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.
过去是一个参考的地方，而不是居住的地方。
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.
Fiction is not an escape from reality but a deeper immersion into it.
The best architecture comes from constraints, not from freedom.
"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."
你无法回到过去改变开头，但可以从现在开始改变结局。
The only limits you have are the limits you believe.