"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."

我愿创作到呼吸停止的最后一刻。

过去是一个陌生的国度；那里的人做事方式不同。