The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Sociology extracts it. The writer loses Eden, writes to be read and comes to realize that he is answerable.
我喜欢旅行,但不喜欢到达目的地。
I don't wait for opportunities. I create them.
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
Rigor in proof is what separates mathematics from all other sciences.