The magic of cinema is in its ability to transport us to another world.

The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one... If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is worth any number of old ladies.

Reading is a form of prayer, a guided meditation that momentarily makes us believe we're someone else.

一个不写作的作家是招致疯狂的怪物。

The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like.

发现的快乐是这些年来一直激励我的动力。

Form follows function—that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.

译文：是男人就该绝境求生，怎么能坐着等死?

The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.