The deep, personal material of the latter half of your life is your children. You can write about your parents when they're gone, but your children are still going to be here, and you're going to want them to come and visit you in the nursing home.

"The magic of reading is that it allows us to live a thousand lives."

理论物理学之于数学，犹如雕塑之于大理石块。

一个阅读的孩子将成为一个思考的成年人。

"Literature is the bridge between cultures, a way to traverse the distances that separate us."