The only way to understand another culture is to assume the frame of reference of that culture.
理解另一种文化的唯一方法是假设那种文化的参照框架。
书籍是飞机，是火车，是道路。它们是目的地，也是旅程。它们是家。
We still have a long way to go. But we are moving in the right direction.
A novel is not just a story; it is a constructed object, an artifice that must be as perfect as possible.
一个好的导演就像一个好的指挥家；他不发出声音，但他让乐团听起来很棒。
学习写作的唯一方法就是写作。