For the past 33 years， I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life， would I want to do what I am about to do today？' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row， I know I need to change something.

"الكتابة هي الطريقة الوحيدة التي أستطيع بها أن أتنفس."

"The power of a story is in its ability to transform us."

对付一个不自由的世界，唯一的方法就是变得如此绝对自由，以至于你的存在本身就是一种反抗。

Sometimes you have to lose yourself to find yourself.

艺术规则并非武断；它们建立在理性和事物的本质之上。

True progress happens when we stop defending the status quo and start challenging it.

确保和平的唯一方式就是随时准备战争。