我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家都想先写诗,发现自己做不到,然后尝试短篇小说,这是诗歌之后要求最高的形式。如果连这都失败了,他才会转向写小说。
写作是一种治疗方式;有时我会想,那些不写作、不画画或不作曲的人是怎么应付的。他们在哪里找到解脱?
We must always question our assumptions and be willing to revise our theories in light of new evidence.
The world of experience is produced by the man who experiences it.
Old age is not interesting until one gets there.