I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't, and then tries the short story, which is the most demanding form after poetry. And, failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.

Every step you take in the wild is a step towards understanding yourself better.

I don't do things for the reaction or the accolade. I do things because I love doing them.

文学的美在于它能够将痛苦转化为某种崇高的东西。