"The beauty of literature lies in its ability to make the invisible visible, to give voice to the voiceless, and to illuminate the darkest corners of the human soul."

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.

You have to be willing to fail, to be wrong, to keep trying.

The novel is the highest example of subtle inter-relatedness that man has discovered.

"The more you try to understand the shadow, the less you know."

"Language is a tool, and like any tool, it can be used for good or for ill."

How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?

一本好书是作者与读者之间的对话。