言语得当，是智慧的表现；沉默得当，也是智的表现。

诗歌是表达无法表达之物的艺术。

To try to write love is to confront the muck of language: that region of hysteria where language is both too much and too little, excessive and impoverished.

"Every experiment, no matter how small, is a step towards a greater understanding."

If you're not moving forward, you're falling behind.

The novel is a lie that tells the truth, a lie that reveals reality more profoundly than the factual truth.