I used to think the world was broken down by tribes. Then I thought it was broken down by rich and poor. Then I thought it was broken down by stupid and smart. But I know now that it is broken down by people who are alive and people who are dead.
我曾经以为世界是按部落划分的。然后我以为它是按贫富划分的。然后我以为它是按愚蠢和聪明划分的。但现在我知道它是按活着的人和死去的人划分的。
I like to take things slowly, step by step. I don't want to rush anything in my life.
我不问作家关于他们的工作习惯。我真的不在乎。乔伊斯·卡罗尔·欧茨在某个地方说过，当作家们互相询问他们什么时候开始工作，什么时候结束，以及午餐花多长时间时，他们实际上是在试图找出，“他和我一样疯狂吗？”我不需要这个问题的答案。
The longer life goes on, the fewer those around you to challenge your account of things, to remind you that life is not as you tell it, but as you remember it.
A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.