I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't, and then tries the short story, which is the most demanding form after poetry. And, failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.
我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家都想先写诗，发现自己做不到，然后尝试短篇小说，这是诗歌之后要求最高的形式。如果连这都失败了，他才会转向写小说。
The dialogue between client and architect is about as intimate as any conversation you can have.
历史学家是向后看的先知。
我认为最好的电影是那些能让你感受到某种情感的电影。
一个群体的性格和命运，往往由其最低劣的成员决定。