"The desert teaches patience, and patience is the essence of good storytelling."

民主与其说是一种政府形式，不如说是一套原则。

临近水边，时间长了，就会懂得水中鱼的习性；靠近山林，时间长了，就会知道林中鸟儿的声音。

I don't follow trends. I set them.

I don’t ask writers about their work habits. I really don’t care. Joyce Carol Oates says somewhere that when writers ask each other what time they start working and when they finish and how much time they take for lunch, they’re actually trying to find out, ‘Is he as crazy as I am?’ I don’t need that question answered.

Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision..

A novel is a mirror walking down a road.