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.
【释义】一个人的心志直接影响一个人的气节，而气节是统帅身体的重要支撑。
The moment you start to follow the crowd, you’re going to lose that uniqueness that makes you special.