找出你真正信仰的唯一方法是写一部小说。

译文：有德行的人不会去炫耀自己的长处，有修养的人是不会去夺取别人喜欢的东西。赏析：不要随便议论别人的缺点，切莫夸耀自己的长处。做人低调不张扬，才不会引起别人的嫉妒和报复。别人喜欢的东西，不要一心想占为己有。

The writer's only responsibility is to his art.

Education is the art of making man ethical.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

Writing is a way of trying to understand what happens to us.

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."