"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."

做成一件事要有缘分，抓住机遇，准确把握其轻重缓急，会使其尽善尽美；如果时运不济，抓不住机会，那么每做一事，均不得成功。

作家的忠诚必须献给文学，而不是意识形态。

不断学习。这是在快速变化的世界中保持相关性的唯一方法。

当下不过是换了伪装的过去。

如果你懂得倾听，夜晚充满了低语。

最好的艺术来自痛苦。

"A writer's duty is to tell the truth, no matter how painful."

我们不是从祖先那里继承地球；我们是从子孙那里借来的——这在林业中尤其如此。

The violation of Bell's inequalities forces us to reject either locality or realism - or both.

你的时间有限，所以不要浪费在过别人的生活上。