行乐之事多端,未可执一而论。
【释义】令人快乐的事情有很多种类,不能固执地用同一种标准来讨论。
The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails.
我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家最初都想写诗,发现自己做不到后尝试短篇小说——那是仅次于诗歌要求最高的形式。连这个也失败了,他才会转向长篇小说。
"The writer is a man who is always trying to find the truth, the truth about himself, the truth about the world, the truth about life."
"I’m the one I should love in this world. Shining me, precious soul of mine."
We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.