了解穷人的真实生活是设计有效政策帮助他们第一步。

The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.

I'm not a role model, I'm a cautionary tale.

艺术家必须先创造火花，然后才能生火，在艺术诞生之前，艺术家必须准备好被自己创造的火所吞噬。

A writer is someone who pays attention to the world.

我愿创作到呼吸停止的最后一刻。