The real wealth of a nation grows from its soil.
我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家最初都想写诗,发现自己做不到后尝试短篇小说——那是仅次于诗歌要求最高的形式。连这个也失败了,他才会转向长篇小说。
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all."