故事的力量不在于它的真实性，而在于它让我们感受到某种东西的能力。
"The power of a story lies not in its truth, but in its ability to make us feel something."
Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them—and then, the opportunity to choose.
Behavior is not just a reaction, it's a communication.
"A novel should be a book of questions, not a book of answers."
Rebuilding my career at fifty wasn’t easy—but nothing worthwhile ever is.