Art should be measured by its consequences, not by its beauty.

小说是最民主的艺术形式。

史记

父子之间要亲爱，君臣之间要有礼义，夫妇之间要挚爱但还要有内外之别，老少之间有尊卑之序，朋友之间要有诚信之德。

I think it is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. Since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition. In fact, there are so few people this crazy that I feel like I know them all by first name.

作家必须固执，必须有牺牲的使命，必须接受文学是一个非常残酷的情人。

"Every idea has a motor consequence."

There is no God and we are his prophets.