"In every character I create, there is a part of me and a part of the world I observe."

We're told, from many sources, that any onecan achieve anything. We've done away with the caste system, we are now in a system where anyone can rise to any position they please. And it's a beautiful idea. Along with that is a kind of spirit of equality; we're all basically equal. There are no strictly defined hierarchies. There is one really big problem with this, and that problem is envy.

人们通常没有意识到，所有的作家，即使是最伟大的作家，首先和最后也都是读者。

Meaning comes from belonging to and serving something beyond yourself.

一切并未失去。