The beauty of literature is that it allows us to live a thousand lives, to experience a thousand emotions, all within the span of a single lifetime.

"The city is my subject. It's endlessly fascinating to me."

"A literatura tem o poder de transformar o mundo, uma palavra de cada vez."

Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience.

有时最艰难的战斗是我们内心的战斗。