I don't regret the things I've done, I regret the things I didn't do when I had the chance.

"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."

地球上最小的少数群体是个人。那些否认个人权利的人不能声称是少数群体的捍卫者。

"Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary."