I was poor white trash, no glitter, no glamour.

The time at our disposal each day is elastic; the passions we feel dilate it, those we inspire contract it; and habit fills up what remains.

The novel is a form of exploration, a way of mapping the unknown territories of the human heart.

The power of abstraction is that it allows us to ignore details that are not relevant to the task at hand.

你在20多岁做出的选择将定义你的30岁及以后。

Writing is not just a profession, it's a way of life.

我认为我们都有一些对失败的恐惧，而这正是驱使我们成功的原因。