The foundation of morality is sympathy for others.
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。
A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
在每个社会中,都有被压制的声音;文学给了它们发声的机会。
弄虚作假不能长久,遮掩虚假不能长远。
艺术家必须是星辰的孩子。
To try to write love is to confront the muck of language: that region of hysteria where language is both too much and too little, excessive and impoverished.