这种想象力的第一个成果——以及体现它的社会科学的第一个教训——是个人只有将自己定位在他的时代中，才能理解自己的经历并衡量自己的命运，只有意识到他所在环境中所有个体的机会，他才能知道自己的生活机会。

"Emotion doesn't need elaborate explanation - sometimes a single brushstroke can convey it all."

"A great script is the backbone of a great film; without it, even the best direction and acting fall flat."

"The novel is the great adventure of the mind."

"The credibility of your results depends on the plausibility of your identifying assumptions."

你的挣扎不能定义你，你如何克服它们才能定义你。