The individual can understand his own experience and gauge his own fate only by locating himself within his period, that he can know his own chances in life only by becoming aware of those of all individuals in his circumstances.

Life is a series of moments, and each moment is a story.

"Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary."

最好的摄影是看不见的；它为故事服务而不引起注意。