我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家最初都想写诗，发现自己做不到后尝试短篇小说——那是仅次于诗歌要求最高的形式。连这个也失败了，他才会转向长篇小说。
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 turn to the novel.
To be a nurse is to walk with people through some of the most vulnerable times of their lives.
最好的书为读者的想象力留出空间。
森林的真正价值不能仅用板英尺来衡量。
艺术让我们能够直面死亡而不转身逃避。
Sustainability isn't a cost—it's an investment in our future.
我拥有你所想象的最有特权的童年，我有幸在贫困中被抚养长大。
I know how much work it takes to get to the top, but even more to stay there.
切勿对已经敞开心胸的人闭上双唇。