The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.

最好的故事是那些让你有所感受的故事。

A story is not finished until it has taken the worst possible turn.

我们开采的每一吨煤炭都承载着同等重量的责任。

真正的创新需要冒险。

Art is not a substitute religion: it is a religion in its own right.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

诗人必须成为先知，使自己成为先知。

译文：如果要取得良好的人缘，赊给别人的东西不要收钱。赏析：要想赢得别人的尊重，我们有时要看淡身外之物。重视钱财但能看破钱财，不与小人争利，不失为君子一枚。