A novel is not written to give answers but to ask the right questions.
小说的写作不是为了给出答案,而是为了提出正确的问题。
从近处看,生活是悲剧;从远处看,生活是喜剧。
作为一个作家的巨大优势是你可以窥探人们。你在那里,听着每一个字,但你的一部分在观察。对作家来说,一切都是有用的,每一片碎片,甚至是最长最无聊的午餐会。
To understand a life, one must first understand the age in which it was lived.