The spiritual life is not a life of negation, but of affirmation.

The speech we hear is an indication of that which we don't hear. It is a necessary avoidance, a violent, sly, anguished or mocking smokescreen which keeps the other in its place.

It’s not just what you say that stirs people. It’s the way that you say it.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

追求知识是一场没有终点的旅程，而这正是它令人兴奋的地方。

The novel is the art of making the private public, the personal universal.

A sense of responsibility is the mark of a noble character.