我们都被自己的记忆所囚禁,而自由的关键在于理解它们。
成功是最好的报复。
"When I was a kid, I wanted to be Elvis. I wanted to be Michael. I wanted to be all those guys put together."
作家是一个总是试图推动语言的边界,探索语言的极限,看看语言能做什么的人。
捍卫英语纯正性的问题在于,英语就像妓院里的妓女一样纯洁。我们不只是借用词汇;有时,英语会追着其他语言进入小巷,把它们打晕,然后从它们的口袋里翻找新词汇。
文学的本质在于捕捉人类经验的瞬息万变,并将其永恒地铭刻在文字中。
A philosophical problem has the form: "I don't know my way about."
"Success is not a destination, but a journey of continuous improvement and learning."
A story is a way of making the invisible visible.