The novel is a totalizing form; it tries to encompass all of human experience.
小说是一种总体化的形式；它试图涵盖人类的全部经验。
The stories we tell about ourselves are as important as the lives we lead.
The only reason people want to be masters of the future is to change the past.
真相并不总是我们想听到的。
If you're horrible to me, I'm going to write a song about it, and it won't be a good one for you.
写作不仅仅是讲故事，更是揭示隐藏的真相。
Life is too short to waste time on things that don't matter.
最高境界的文章，能够通达神明，穷尽天地之理，放之四海而皆准，贯通古今而不变。