A novel is not just a story; it is a mirror held up to society.

Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary.

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence.

艺术是一种与世界复杂性互动而不简化它的方式。

I like to be a free spirit. Some don't like that, but that's the way I am.

I will hazard a prediction. When you are 80 years old， and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating for only yourself the most personal version of your life story， the telling that will be most compact and meaningful will be the series of choices you have made. In the end， we are our choices. Build yourself a great story.

You have to be willing to take risks.

The best books are those that make you feel less alone.

我创作不是为了迎合市场，而是表达自己。

有志之士珍惜每一年的光阴；贤德之人，珍惜每一天的光阴；而圣人则会珍惜每一寸的光阴。