真实的存在意味着为个人选择承担责任。
Authentic being means accepting responsibility for making personal choices.
声望是我从未经受的侮辱之一。
我并不假装理解宇宙——它比我大多了。
The subject matter is autobiographical, it's all to do with hope and memory and sensuality and involvement, really.
The best time to work on your marriage is before you have one.
我希望读者能感受到一些令人惊讶的东西。不是“发生了什么”，而是所有事情发生的方式。这些长篇短篇小说对我来说是最好的。