用扭曲的人性之材，造不出完全笔直的东西。

赋权就是在你攀登的同时也提升他人。

"War is an abomination, but it is also a revealer of souls."

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.

The poet is the conscience of the nation.

The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.