文学是所有艺术中最具颠覆性的,因为它在读者的头脑中秘密运作。
Literature is the most subversive of all arts because it works in secret, in the reader’s mind.
同一性的概念并不是我们从经验中学到的概念。
The bond market is the ultimate gauge of market expectations.
"Writing is a way to make sense of our hopes."
一个想法的价值在于它的使用。
作家最大的挑战不是找到正确的词语,而是在这些词语中找到真相。
Ask the Possible of the Impossible,“Where is your dwelling-place?”“In the dreams of the impotent.”comes the answer.