The deep, personal material of the latter half of your life is your children. You can write about your parents when they're gone, but your children are still going to be here, and you're going to want them to come and visit you in the nursing home.
你后半生的深刻个人材料是你的孩子。你可以在父母去世后写他们，但你的孩子还会在这里，你会希望他们来养老院看你。
I don't give a damn if you're offended, I don't care.
作家的职责是讲述真相，无论多么痛苦。
I think it's important to stay true to the source material, but also to bring your own vision to it.
我认为忠于原著很重要，但也要把自己的愿景带进去。
我不是情感，我是理念。
I stand up for what I believe in, and I’m not afraid to say no.
The greatest tragedy of modern life is that we have everything we want, but nothing we need.