"You have to be able to confront reality but also inspire hope."

Overfishing is like maxing out a credit card - the heavy price will come due eventually.

Childhood is fleeting, but the right book can make it last a little longer.

Writing is a way of making sense of the world, and of making sense of ourselves.

创作的行为是一种诞生的行为。

I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself.