Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom.
Life is not about what you can’t do, it’s about what you can do.
The best art is honest art.
真正的教师会保护学生免受他个人影响。
The novel is a mirror walking down the road.
The more we realize our minuteness and our impotence in the face of cosmic forces, the more astonishing becomes what human beings have achieved.
Most overnight successes — in fact any significant successes — take at least 5 years. Budget your life accordingly.
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.