Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplike passivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

绘本中的沉默与图像和文字同样重要。

婚姻生活是否幸福，完全是个机会问题。

写作是一种乐观的行为。如果你觉得它不重要，你就不会费心去做。