I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.
我不能也不愿生活在谨慎的世界里，至少作为作家不行。我向你保证，我宁愿如此——那样生活会更容易。但不幸的是，谨慎不适合小说家。
The dead are not lost. They are just out of sight.
以孩子们能理解的方式写一些困难的主题是很重要的。
用爱去感化周围的一切。
The true measure of success is how you adapt to change.