The novel is the one bright book of life. Books are not life. They are only tremulations on the ether.

勇气不是没有恐惧，而是尽管恐惧仍选择行动。

The artist must be free, even from himself.

普通人与战士的区别在于，战士将一切视为挑战，而普通人将一切视为祝福或诅咒。