生活的目的不是快乐。它是有用的，是光荣的，是富有同情心的，是让你活得有意义，活得好。

Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.

你唯一应该努力超越的人就是昨天的自己。

故事的力量不在于它的真实性，而在于它让我们感受到某种东西的能力。

We die containing a richness of lovers and tribes, tastes we have swallowed, bodies we have plunged into and swum up as if rivers of wisdom, characters we have climbed into as if trees, fears we have hidden in as if caves.

"Writing is easy: all you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead."