做东西的时候，总要多备上一些——额外的材料、额外的部件、额外的空间、额外的饰面。这些额外的东西可以为错误提供备份、减轻压力，还可以为未来储备资源。它们是最便宜的保险。

I’m not frightened of falling in love. I’m frightened of not falling in love.

伟大的艺术家能让不可见的东西变得可见。

小说是一面镜子，反映了人类存在的复杂性。

"You have to dream, you have to have a vision, and you have to set a goal for yourself that might even scare you a little because sometimes that seems far beyond your reach."

一个被正确提出的问题等同于已经解决了一半。

The novel is a way of thinking about the world, not just a way of describing it.

戏剧是一个我们可以面对我们最深的恐惧和欲望的地方，一个我们可以探索人类意义边界的地方。