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.

The most important thing in acting is honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

作家必须是一个永远的外来者，所有正统观念的批评者。

"The act of reading is an act of rebellion in a world that wants you to do anything but."

"الحياة قصيرة جدًا لكي نعيشها مرتين، لكن الأدب يعطينا الفرصة لأن نعيش آلاف المرات."