Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others.

Every setback is a setup for a comeback.

I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.

I believe in the importance of family and the value of hard work.

通过文学，我们可以探索人类经验的无限可能性。

实现不可能的唯一方法就是相信它是可能的。

Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourse of my book friends.

写作是一种在无法言说中生存的方式。

Genetic research should serve humanity, not just commercial interests.