成功没有捷径，只有脚踏实地才能走得更远。
There is no shortcut to success, only down-to-earth efforts lead to long-term success.
To write is to fight against silence and forgetting.
旋风不能奏出动听的音乐；心灵手巧的妇人未必能够主持好饮食家务；（只会）做文章的读书人不能够治理好国家。
"What's terrible is to pretend that the second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better."