The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake—you can't learn anything from being perfect.
我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家都想先写诗,发现自己做不到,然后尝试短篇小说,这是诗歌之后要求最高的形式。如果连这都失败了,他才会转向写小说。
文学的本质在于捕捉人类经验的瞬息万变,并将其永恒地铭刻在文字中。