The art of the novel is to create a world that is more real than reality itself.

写作是一种孤独的职业，但孤独是作家的朋友。

I'd rather be a failed writer than a successful banker.

The poor don’t fail to save because they don’t want to—they can’t.

海洋给予我们如此之多，现在是我们通过负责任的做法回馈的时候了。