The soil is not just dirt—it's the foundation of civilization.
土壤不仅仅是泥土，它是文明的根基。
Beauty is not the goal of art, but its byproduct.
小说是内心生活的伟大艺术形式。
I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.