History is the art of making the dead speak.

I’d rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I’m not.

"The novel is the great democratic art form. It's the one place where you can be anyone, do anything, and say anything."

The novel is the art of making the impossible believable.

追求幸福不是追逐快乐，而是培养意义。

内心守静而不生差错，不让外物扰乱五官，不让五官扰乱内心，这就叫做心中有所得。

作家的忠诚必须献给文学，而不是意识形态。