I write to understand as much as to be understood.
我写作既是为了理解，也是为了被理解。
The best way to live is to love unconditionally.
Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
2012年：贝索斯致股东信《长远思考才能做到不可能的事情》
我们都被年轻时的自己的幽灵所困扰。
The novel is a lie that tells the truth, a lie that reveals reality more profoundly than the factual truth.
A theory that lacks beauty is unlikely to be correct.
"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."