写作就是呼吸，就是生活，就是超越时间和空间的存在。

A novel should be both a mirror and a window.

阅非为抵驳亦非舌簧；览不为胡诌而为衡虑。

What literature needs most to tell and investigate today are humanity's basic fears: the fear of being left outside, and the fear of counting for nothing, and the feelings of worthlessness that come with such fears.

提供上下文，而非控制。

煤炭的真正价值在于我们如何负责任地开采和使用它。

理论地理学是科学的女王，因为只有她试图理解整个地球。