I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.

The future is not fixed; it is something we can shape with our knowledge and actions.

真正的博物馆是将时间转化为空间的地方。

痛苦是暂时的，但骄傲是永恒的。

美是真理的光辉。