悔悟是去病之药，然以改之为贵，若留滞于中，则又因药发病。
译文：悔悟是去除疾病的药，然而以改正错误为可贵，如果把悔悟滞留在心中，那么又会因为药而引发新的疾病。
教育的第一步是了解孩子。
I don't believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
I don’t ask writers about their work habits. I really don’t care. Joyce Carol Oates says somewhere that when writers ask each other what time they start working and when they finish and how much time they take for lunch, they’re actually trying to find out, ‘Is he as crazy as I am?’ I don’t need that question answered.
Every challenge is an opportunity in disguise—if you're willing to look for it.
我认为你永远无法真正知道一部电影是关于什么的，直到它完成。
写作的真正挑战不在于找到正确的词语，而在于揭示它们必须承载的真相。