文学的本质在于捕捉人类经验的瞬息万变,并将其永恒地铭刻在文字中。
The chess-board is the world; the pieces are the phenomena of the universe; the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature.  
For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.