Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.

What I’m doing right now，I’m chasing perfection.

作家不能仅仅是一个讲故事的人；他不能仅仅是一个教师；他不能仅仅是一个娱乐者。他必须是所有这些，甚至更多。

History has neither the desire nor the capacity to make men better or worse; it merely records what they have been and what they have done.