Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives, the power to retell it, rethink it, deconstruct it, joke about it, and change it as they change, truly are powerless, because they cannot think new thoughts.

Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."

I have never been able to write a happy play. I can't. I can write a funny play, but not a happy play.

我变得疯狂，而在长时间的可怕清醒间歇中度日。

过去总是与我们同在，而且它总是比我们想象的更复杂。

In grain trading, transparency builds trust that lasts longer than any single harvest.