Regarding heroism, I grew up in a culture where you learn about heroes and heroines all the time. In a way, when you call someone a hero or heroine, it's the same as calling them a villain.

There is a certain amount of politeness here in America, which is probably more than just politeness.

The decaying that had dragged on for too long had only turned tragedy into nuisance; death, when it strikes, better completes its annihilating act on the first try.

There are people who are willing to work within the system, and people who don't want to work with the system at all.

Horrible that you could write in a language so well, but have nothing meaningful to say.

To write about a struggle amidst the struggling: one must hope that the muddling will end someday.

A real dreamer must have a mutual trust with time.