What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.
道德戒律是完美的戒律。
我认为小说家的任务是让熟悉的事物变得陌生,让陌生的事物变得熟悉。
If something fails where you thought it would fail, that is not a failure.