I have often been asked how my plays come about. I cannot say. Nor can I ever sum up my plays, except to say that this is what happened. That is what they said. That is what they did.

I'm never going to change so much that people can't recognize me.

自由民主可能构成“人类意识形态演化的终点”和“人类政府的最终形式”。

Because I understand, I am compassionate.

小说是一面反映社会复杂性的镜子，而小说家则是打磨这面镜子的人。

The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.

The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself and nobody else.

所以，即使做很困难的事情，也一定能够达到目的，没听说过想达到自己的愿望，而能回避困难的。