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.
阅读是所有学习的基础。
最好的报复就是巨大的成功。
The story of human origins is still being written.
我总是努力保持谦逊并不断进步。
The process of making a film is more important than the final product.
可持续发展不是选择，而是煤炭行业的必然要求。
经济周期不仅仅是围绕确定性趋势的波动；它们代表了趋势本身的转变。
You are deciding your life right now.
All thinking men are atheists.