The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty.

"The novel is the great democratic art form. It's the one place where you can be anyone, do anything, and say anything."

我认为当你停止学习的那一刻，你就停止了成为一个作家。

这些墙很有趣。刚入狱的时候，你痛恨周围的高墙；慢慢地，你习惯了生活在其中；最终你会发现自己不得不依靠它而生存。这就叫体制化。