If you’re going to talk the talk, you’ve got to walk the walk.

"Every stroke of the brush is a decision that shapes eternity."

The novel is a way of thinking about the world, not just a way of describing it.

我的雄心不仅是走得比前人更远，还要到达人类可能到达的最远处。

历史实际上不过是人类罪行、愚蠢和不幸的记录册。