"The most important thing a child can learn from a book is that they matter."

Trust your roots, but don’t be afraid to branch out.

The stories I’m writing now are more and more about memory, about the past, and about how we reconstruct the past.

我对独特不感兴趣，只对平庸感兴趣。

"The most ordinary life, when examined closely, becomes extraordinary."

我故事中的人物不是英雄也不是恶棍。他们只是试图度过生活的普通人。

I don’t play for the crowd, I play for myself.