A quota is just a number unless it’s enforced with conviction.

Don’t tell me how good you make it; tell me how good it makes me when I use it.

A writer must be stubborn, must have a vocation of sacrifice, and must accept that literature is a very cruel mistress.

没事要戒掉一个“偷”字，有事要戒掉一个“乱”字。

获取智慧是一种道德责任。这不是你为了生活的进步而做的事情......你不会因为你已经知道了什么而在生活中走得很远。离开这里之后，你要靠自己学到的东西来提升自己。

I prefer to count the stars rather than to laugh at them.

【讲解】：不怕东西少而怕分配不均匀，不怕贫困而怕不安定。