Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to each other.

每个人皮肤下都住着几百个不同的人。作家的才能就是给他们各自命名、身份、个性并让他们互动。

If you're alive, you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got to jump around a lot, you've got to make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of death.

如果你活着，你就得挥舞胳膊腿，上蹿下跳，制造噪音，因为生命与死亡截然相反。

Humor is just another defense against the universe.

幽默只是对抗宇宙的另一种防御机制。

Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.

悲剧是我割破了手指。喜剧是你掉进下水道淹死了。

Hope for the best, expect the worst.

抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算。