人真正的祖国是童年。

失败只是暂时的挫折，而不是终点。

书籍是通往其他世界的窗户。

I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing at that, only then does he turn to the novel.

艺术家必须是现状的反叛者。