音乐行业是残酷的，你必须为此做好准备。
The music industry is brutal. You have to be prepared for that.
Persistence is key in mathematical research; many great results come from long struggles.
一个人最危险的敌人是他自己的口舌。
"The cost of oblivious daydreaming was always this moment of return, the realignment with what had been before and now seemed a little worse."
The best ideas often come from unexpected places.