A novel is not just a story; it is a constructed object, an artifice that must be as perfect as possible.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

这不是一个非常芬芳的世界，但这是你生活的世界。

——1945年4月接到希特勒已死的消息时说

"Las historias de fantasmas son, en el fondo, historias sobre la memoria y lo que no queremos olvidar."

听到别人指出自己的过错，就感到高兴。