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。
I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing at that, only then does he turn to the novel.
I want talent， not money. Talent will find its way.
人力资本是任何国家最重要的资产。
一本好书是一个永远不会离开你的朋友。
挑战是伪装的机会；用勇气和智慧拥抱它们。
I’m not a guy that’s going to let my respect down.
当你看起来最轻松时，往往是你最担忧的时候。
The boy and his heart had become friends, and neither was capable now of betraying the other.