一个人是危险的,一个没有什么可失去的人更危险。
A man is a dangerous thing, a man who has nothing to lose is even more dangerous.
作家是一个必须生活在世界上但不属于它的人。
"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world."
我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家最初都想写诗,发现自己做不到后尝试短篇小说——那是仅次于诗歌要求最高的形式。连这个也失败了,他才会转向长篇小说。