"A character in a novel has more freedom than his creator - this is the irony that sustains my writing."

Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry and even whittle statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks.

最危险的谎言不是对别人说的，而是对自己说的。

The desire for a just society is a permanent part of the human condition.

I don't know what's better gettin' laid or gettin' paid.

我已做了所有的打算，其余就交给上帝了。

The only thing that is constant is change.

You have to be willing to fail to succeed.

"I am fascinated by the complexity of human relationships."