伟大艺术家眼中的事物向来不是原貌。要是只见原貌,他就不再是艺术家了。
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.
It’s not about money. It’s about the people you have, how you’re led, and how much you get it.
身、口、意三业本质不同,但都会招致相应的果报
做义事也是这样,能演说的就演说,能讲书的就讲书,能做事的就做事,这样义事才可以成功。 
恭维话从来没有让女人缴械,但可以让男人缴械。这就是性别差异。
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.