To be a writer is to be a dreamer, a storyteller, and a witness to the human condition.

无论做任何事情，总逃不过“持之以恒”四个字，如果三天打鱼两天晒网，即使再聪明、再有天赋，也不会有什么成就。

小说是向我们揭示我们生活关系中不断变化的彩虹的完美媒介。

最重要的是拯救生命。

Small changes can have big effects when they help people break out of the poverty trap.

当一个人不能再拥有的时候，他唯一能做的便是不要忘记。

Sometimes it seems as if there are more solutions than problems. On closer scrutiny, it turns out that many of today's problems are a result of yesterday's solutions.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

Contemporary Chinese art needs to find its own voice, not simply imitate the West.