作为一个作家的巨大优势是你可以窥探人们。你在那里，听着每一个字，但你的一部分在观察。对作家来说，一切都是有用的，每一片碎片，甚至是最长最无聊的午餐会。
"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."
The principle of asceticism never was， nor ever can be， consistently pursued by any living creature.
我不是女权主义者。我向男人致敬，我爱男人。我赞美美国男性文化，啤酒，酒吧和肌肉车...
Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.
The most successful leaders are those who are humble enough to know they don’t have all the answers.