The novel is the most ambitious attempt to capture the totality of life.

Writing is a way to make sense of the world. It’s a way to understand the chaos.

美是一种天才的形式——实际上比天才更高，因为它不需要解释。

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.

光与影的对话创造了建筑。