悲伤是爱的影子。
Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.
写作是唯一一件当我做它时，不会觉得我应该在做其他事情的事情。
The more specific you are, the more universal you become.
Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow.
A good book should leave you slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.
A good book should leave you slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.
一本好书应该让你在读完时感到些许疲惫。在阅读时，你经历了多个生命。
I think the moment you stop learning, you stop being a writer.
我认为当你停止学习的那一刻，你就停止了成为一个作家。
The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past.
世界上充满了这样的人，他们心目中令人满意的未来，实际上是对理想化过去的回归。
Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.
There are no rules in writing, just tools.
写作没有规则，只有工具。
The only way to get better at writing is to write.
提高写作水平的唯一方法就是写作。
All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.
所有好的写作都像在水下游泳和屏住呼吸。
A writer is someone who pays attention to the world.