To understand is to forgive, even when understanding is hardest to come by.

"In every character I create, there's a piece of me and a piece of someone I've known."

"Writing is a way of life, a way of being in the world."

纽约是一座反射之城。玻璃、金属、水——一切都在反射。

I write fiction and I’m told it’s autobiography, I write autobiography and I’m told it’s fiction, so since I’m so dim and they’re so smart, let them decide what it is or it isn’t.

改变的秘诀在于集中你所有的精力，不是对抗过去，而是建设未来。