对事物感到困惑的能力是所有创造的前提，无论是在艺术还是在科学领域。
The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science.
"Books are the way that we communicate with the dead. The way that we learn lessons from those who are no longer with us, that humanity has built on itself, progressed, made knowledge incremental rather than something that has to be relearned, over and over."
小说是向我们揭示我们生活关系中不断变化的彩虹的完美媒介。