沙漠教会人耐心，而耐心是优秀故事讲述的精髓。

I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't, and then tries the short story, which is the most demanding form after poetry. And, failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.

The best thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

最成功的人是那些愿意做不太成功的人不愿意做的事情。

一个好人生命中最美好的部分：他那些微小、无名、被遗忘的善行和爱。