"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."

The more you look, the more you see.

我们都是自己经历的囚徒，而自由的关键在于理解这些经历。

The only limits that exist are the ones you place on yourself.

The past is never truly past until it has been fully understood.