The story is not in the plot but in the telling.

"Technique is important, but it should never overshadow the soul of the work."

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

成为一名作家就是在每一天的寒冷时分坐在桌前写作；而不是等待天才的蓝色火焰从胸骨中喷涌而出。