"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."

我不去想过去，唯一重要的是永恒的现在。

如果你相信自己能做到，我认为没有什么是不现实的。

The individual is not accountable to society for his actions in so far as these concern the interests of no person but himself.

宇宙可以被理解这一事实是一个奇迹。

写作就像在雾中夜间驾驶。你只能看到车灯所及之处，但你可以这样完成整个旅程。

I’m not a political person, but I’m a person.

上帝创造了体；表面是魔鬼发明的。

I think it's important to have a strong work ethic and to be disciplined.

唯一真正的平等是在墓地里。