"A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead."

"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."

作为一个作家的巨大优势是你可以窥探人们。你在那里，听着每一个字，但你的一部分在观察。对作家来说，一切都是有用的，每一片碎片，甚至是最长最无聊的午餐会。

"A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead."

一个故事没有开始或结束：人们任意选择那个经验时刻来回顾或展望。