We should always follow the path of appearances and withhold judgment.

一个好的作家是能够与读者的灵魂产生共鸣的人。

The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute that it takes me to compose this sentence, thousands of animals are being eaten alive, many others are running for their lives, whimpering with fear, others are slowly being devoured from within by rasping parasites, thousands of all kinds are dying of starvation, thirst, and disease.

文学的本质在于捕捉人类经验的瞬息万变，并将其永恒地铭刻在文字中。

唯一真正的天堂是我们已经失去的天堂。