我相信小说家的职责是走进世界,带回关于人类状况的消息。
I believe that the job of the novelist is to go out into the world and to bring back news of the human condition.
"The only thing we can be sure of about the future is that it will be different."
没有人的存在,我的建筑是不完整的。
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.
在面向听众讲话时,将目光固定在几个人身上比将目光 "扫射 "到整个房间更好。你的眼睛会向别人传达你是否相信自己说的话。
Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and daemons.