There are times in life when the question of knowing if one can think differently than one thinks, and perceive differently than one sees, is absolutely necessary if one is to go on looking and reflecting at all.
生活中有些时候，如果一个人要继续观察和思考，那么知道一个人是否能以不同于自己思考的方式思考，以及以不同于自己看到的方式感知，是绝对必要的。
真正的谈话艺术不仅是在正确的地方说正确的话，而且是在诱惑的时刻不说错误的话。
For me they normally happen, these career crises, often, actually, on a Sunday evening, just as the sun is starting to set, and the gap between my hopes for myself and the reality of my life starts to diverge so painfully that I normally end up weeping into a pillow.
小说就像炸弹一样，可以在读者的意识中爆炸。
Success is not about fame and money. It's about happiness and fulfillment.
对于音乐家而言，最必要的，最重要的，最主要的，最本质的事情是：知道他想要什么，他能做什么，以及他应该做什么。