The only thing that is truly yours is your time.

挑战在于使不可见的东西变得可见。

"A character in a novel has more freedom than his creator - this is the irony that sustains my writing."

In the darkness, we find the light of our own humanity.

如果你停下来听一个音乐家或街头艺人表演超过一分钟，你就欠他们一美元。

I believe that if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you're grateful, you'll see God open up new doors.

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。