爱我或者恨我，两者必有其一。一直都这样。有人恨我的比赛，我的狂妄自大；恨我的后仰投篮，我对胜利的渴望；恨我是一名老将，恨我获得过总冠军。恨吧，用你的全部心思去恨吧。然而也有很多人深爱着我，理由却和恨我的人一样。

Writing is a way of discovering what you think, of exploring the world and your place in it.

There's a real correlation between a society that tells people that they can do anything, and the existence of low self-esteem. So that's another way in which something quite positive can have a nasty kickback. There is another reason why we might be feeling more anxious --about our careers, about our status in the world today, than ever before. And it's, again, linked to something nice. And that nice thing is called meritocracy.

作家唯一的责任就是对他的艺术负责。