善师四夷者,能制四夷;不善师外夷者,外夷制之。
出自《海国图志序》。善于学习外国的长处,就能够征服外国;不善于学习外国的长处就会被外国所征服。
Never give up, never surrender.
A writer's life is a highly vulnerable, almost naked activity. We don't have to weep about that. The writer makes his choice and is stuck with it. But it is true to say that you are open to all the winds, some of them icy indeed. You are out on your own, out on a limb. You find no shelter, no protection — unless you lie — in which case of course you have constructed your own protection and, it could be argued, become a politician.
Never stop learning; the world is always changing.