how can the world in all its chaos come up with so many coincidences, so many similarities and exact opposites?

I think I've always been somebody, since the deaths of my father and brother, who was afraid to hope. So, I was more prepared for failure and for rejection than for success.

Your life is what you see in front of you. -An-mei

You can get sucked into the idea that, 'Gosh, this is impressive. Maybe I should do this. It will look good.' Or 'I'll write like this because it will impress that critic.'

It's both rebellion and conformity that attack you with success.

All objects exist in a moment of time.

From what I have observed, when the anesthesia of love wears off, there is always the pain of consequences. You don't have to be stupid to marry the wrong man.