事实上，每个作家都会创造自己的先驱。他的作品会改变我们对过去的理解，也会改变未来。

When we think of the past it's the beautiful things we pick out. We want to believe it was all like that.

What literature needs most to tell and investigate today are humanity's basic fears: the fear of being left outside, and the fear of counting for nothing, and the feelings of worthlessness that come with such fears.

The key is to set realistic customer expectations, and then not to just meet them, but to exceed them—preferably in unexpected and helpful ways.

真相往往比看起来更复杂。