当今文学最需要讲述和探究的是人类的基本恐惧：被排斥在外的恐惧，无足轻重的恐惧，以及随之而来的无价值感。
What literature needs most to tell and investigate today are humanity's basic fears: the fear of being left outside, and the fear of counting for nothing, and the feelings of worthlessness that come with such fears.
The solution of a problem appears suddenly and is not approached by a gradual, step-by-step procedure.
One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible, and not by having the least possible opportunity to do so.
译文：人生变化不定，富贵难以预料。